The Man The Myth The Meatslab
Jamie Clarke's intimate indie folk, recorded cheaply and written close-up
Based in London, United Kingdom
Jamie Clarke writes soft, close-miked songs around acoustic guitar, gentle melodies and slightly rough home-recording textures. Expect a quiet, voice-forward performance whose arrangements occasionally bend through distorted vocals and off-centre production rather than a full-volume indie-rock set.
More about The Man The Myth The Meatslab
Clarke previously worked under the name SFVEN before adopting The Man The Myth The Meatslab and finding an audience through informal TikTok performances. The London-based project signed to New York label Mutual Friends, moving from the homemade Chronicles of Gerald Womack to three EPs and support tours with Mon Rovia, Ethan Regan and JOSEPH.
A story
He recorded the entire debut EP on a £20 Akai microphone bought years earlier on eBay.
Playing
- 2026-11-06 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · Supersonic Records · Supersonic Records
Labels
Start here
- Until The Comet Came (2026) · Mutual Friends
Five intimate songs showing the project's warmer acoustic and stranger textural edges - Finding Love in Wilmer pt.1 (2025) · Mutual Friends
Start with Infinite and Dogs Bite for Clarke's direct melodic songwriting - The Chronicles of Gerald Womack (2024)
The lo-fi debut containing Home Run and effortlessly, i feel everything
Worked with
- Abby Powledge featured on Home Run (pt.2)
For fans of
Bon Iver, Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, Shakey GravesOfficial links
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