Jorge Wilson is an indie pop artist from Stoke-on-Trent, UK, who writes with a disarming honesty that reflects the straightforward character of his roots.
With a sound he describes as “modern vintage”, Wilson blends nostalgic textures with forward-thinking production, delivering a sound which fuses the charm of the past with the edge of today.
Drawing inspiration from artists like Mac DeMarco, Steve Lacy, and The 1975, his music is an honest reflection of who he is and who he’s becoming.
After years of playing in a band where he felt unable to fully express himself, Wilson took a leap of faith and launched his solo project in late 2023. Writing, performing, and producing much of his own material, he’s found freedom in self-reliance, guided by a personal mantra: “Listen to nobody.” That independence now feeds directly into his debut EP JPW, a five-track release that he sees as both an introduction and a foundation. “JPW in full is like the blueprint to my sound,” he explains. “Each song shows different elements of my sound in their own way yet they still all sonically link.”
Written over the course of a year and recorded the following summer with producer Steven Griffiths at Dead Door Studios in Stockport, the EP captures a period of growth and refinement. Working closely with Griffiths, whose past collaborators include Editors, Mothica, and Millie Turner, Wilson was able to elevate his self-produced demos into something more fully realised. “Steven helped to take my demos to a whole new level,” he says. “We spent most of the summer recording these tracks after I’d spent the previous year writing them, so it was incredible to bring them to life.”
At its core, JPW is rooted in emotion and relatability, moving through themes of love, loss, and letting go. The tracklist loosely follows the order in which the songs were written, giving the project a sense of progression as it unfolds. “I like to think that people will be taken on a journey of me developing my craft by each track,” Wilson says. Sonically, the EP pulls from an eclectic mix of influences, blending pop, R&B, and rock with nods to artists like Michael Jackson and The Beatles, resulting in a sound that feels both familiar and distinctly his own.
Since debuting his solo project, Wilson’s music has earned strong support from BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio USA, alongside features in The Sentinel and placements across multiple playlists. With JPW, he continues to cement his place as one of indie pop’s most exciting new voices — one whose sound feels both timeless and refreshingly his own.