Something Real: Jeremy Engel’s Intimate Folk-Rock Journey

When a Song Follows You Around the World

There’s something about a song that’s been lived in. You know the kind – not recorded in a studio overnight, not  cranked out on a deadline, but road-worn. Played until the calluses on your fingers know exactly where the heart is. That’s Something Real by Jeremy Engel.

I’ve been circling around this track since it dropped, like a fly on a wineglass at dusk – drawn to something I couldn’t name at first. Jeremy’s delivering the echoes of a hundred street corners, cafes, and cracked-sounding busking sessions across Europe. Because this track has been tried, tested, and tempered. You can feel the wear in it, like an old letter you keep reading just to see if the ending changes.

Something Real was recorded in Dublin – because of course it was. There’s something in the Irish rain that makes heartbreak feel poetic. The track blends stripped acoustic textures with vocals that tremble. You hear the crack, and you know it’s real. The arrangement leans close, and suddenly you catch what’s been falling through the cracks.

Holding On While Letting Go

Jeremy describes it as “that moment when you know the end is coming, but you’re still trying to hold the illusion together.” And man, I’ve been there. We all have. It’s that strange and heavy quiet when you both know, but nobody says it. You sleep on opposite sides of the bed, touching only in dreams you don’t share anymore.

The lyrics aren’t trying to outsmart you. They don’t even need to. “But for you, I’m just a game and I can’t never win.” This line is brutal. Like finding a note under your pillow that says “Thanks for the memories” in someone else’s handwriting. But somehow, Jeremy’s voice wraps it all in a kind of grace. There’s pain, sure, but also dignity in admitting it. That’s special.

Real Art, Real People

I’ve always had a soft spot for musicians who still believe in the humanity of their collaborators. Jeremy Engel openly says he only works with people he genuinely appreciates – on a human level, not just because they’re good at their job. That alone tells you more about the guy than any press kit.

And let’s not forget this man’s double life. By day, he’s an interpreter for the UN – literally giving voice to people who don’t speak the same tongue. By night, he’s bleeding his own story into songs. That duality? It shows. He knows how to listen, he knows what silence means between words.

Now a few words about the cover. Not some quick digital thing made in a café – it’s the real deal. It’s hand-made by Carly Isabel, a talented artist Jeremy met at Château d’Orquevaux during a residency. And just like the song, the art was born from a connection, a shared moment between two people who still believe in making things real. There’s that word again.

What’s Next? Probably a Heartbreaker

Jeremy Engel’s been playing this one for a while – across Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, even the US. He’s scheduled for The Troubadour in London, Hard Rock Café in Milan, The Bitter End in NYC. If you’ve been sleeping on him, maybe it’s time to wake up. His previous tracks Roam Like a Wave and Ocean already drew international attention. Rolling Stone named Escape Game one of the 25 essential tracks to refresh your playlist. The man’s an artist with roots and reach. And he’s not slowing down.

Something Real is available now on all streaming platforms. But don’t just stream it while folding laundry. Sit with it. Listen like it’s the last time you get to feel something that wasn’t manufactured for a TikTok trend. Because once in a while, a song shows up exactly when you need it the most. That’s enough.

You felt something? Good. Now go find the rest – Jeremy Engel is on Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook. The trail’s warm.