JACOB COLLIER REIMAGINES THE BEACH BOYS’ “KEEP AN EYE ON SUMMER” FOR FIRST NEW SINGLE OF 2025

RECORDED ON SIGNATURE 5-STRING GUITAR AT HOME IN LONDON, ACCOMPANIED BY MUSIC VIDEO FROM FAMED ILLUSTRATOR DAVID POGRON:

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UPCOMING TOUR DATES INCLUDE 30+ SHOWS ACROSS US, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA & AUSTRALIA, FEATURING FULL-BAND, ORCHESTRAL & SOLO DATES, WITH MORE NEWS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

20 AUGUST 2025 (TORONTO, ON) — Today, Jacob Collier releases his first new single of what has already been a monumental 2025. Out now on Hajanga/Interscope/Decca, “Keep An Eye On Summer” is a gentle and touching rendition of The Beach Boys’ deep cut, whose vocal arrangements have long been an inspiration for Collier’s choral innovations. Sparse and subdued, he reimagines the song through the sounds of his signature five-string Taylor guitar, recorded at home in his storied music room, while channeling Brian Wilson’s words through waves of wistful harmonies and undulating inflections. Invoking the style of his own acoustic ballads like “The Sun Is In Your Eyes,” “Keep An Eye On Summer” is a marked departure from the maximalist musical universe of Collier’s latest album, Djesse Vol. 4, and signals the start of a new sonic chapter for the seven-time GRAMMY® winner.

Listen to “Keep An Eye On Summer,” and watch the music video illustrated by the famed David Pogron: HERE

“Keep An Eye On Summer” arrives at the peak of Jacob Collier’s six-continent Djesse World Tour, in the midst of a year that has seen him earn his second GRAMMY® nomination for Album of The Year; honor his late mentor and musical hero, Quincy Jones, on the GRAMMY® telecast; headline the O2 Arena in his London hometown; collaborate with Bon Iver, as well as 9,000 primary school children and the Jerusalem Youth Chorus of Palestinians and Israelis; conduct the National Symphony Orchestra in a completely improvised piece of music; perform atop an Arctic iceberg with AURORA and Greenpeace; and lead hundreds of thousands of concert attendees in his communal and liberating audience choirs.

Last week, Jacob Collier also transformed Tarrytown, NY into the center of his boundless, radically joyous universe, bringing 300 musicians and enthusiasts deep into his open heart and brain. Over the course of four days, the past 10 years of star-studded, unpredictable and unprecedented creative adventures all coalesced into his inaugural Hideaway Retreat, where he journeyed far beyond the surface and into the atoms of music, and the magic of what makes us human. Joined by a handpicked group of artists like Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth, Dodie, Chris Thile, GRAMMY®-winning mastering engineer Emily Lazar, Taylor Guitars CEO and luthier Andy Powers, his mother Suzie Collier, and his most formative teachers, Collier unpacked everything from harmony, rhythm, performance, improvisation, composition, songwriting, recording and mixing to ancient rhythms, nonexistent keys and more.

Whether it's earning seven GRAMMY® wins, two Album of The Year nominations and thirteen other nods, collaborating with Quincy Jones, Joni Mitchell, SZA, Bon Iver, Coldplay, Shawn Mendes, John Mayer, Stormzy, Kirk Franklin, Oumou Sangaré, Anoushka Shankar or Hans Zimmer, selling out arenas, breaking track-count limits in DAWs, or bringing 100,000 people together in song, Jacob Collier continues to push the boundaries of possibility, with the mission of uniting and inspiring every continent in a language beyond words.

He plays, writes and communicates with a warmth, openness and drastic inclusivity that has expanded minds and inspired millions, and while the four-album opus of Djesse has felt like “like “attending the most expansive, open-minded music festival you’ve never heard of,” says Billboard, “Keep An Eye On Summer” is the beginning of much more to come.

Later this summer and fall, Jacob Collier continues a run of 30+ shows across South America, India, China, Australia and the US, where he will perform with his band, orchestras and completely solo. Find the full list of upcoming dates at jacobcollier.com/tour.