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Jhariah
Birth nameJhariah Jahai Clare
Born (2000-12-01) December 1, 2000 (age 23)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Websitewww.jhariah.com

Jhariah Clare (/dʒəˈraɪə/) is a musician, illustrator, and animator based in Brooklyn.[1] He[a] is known for his convoluted and undefinable music style, and uses the motto "No Genre, All Drama".[1] He has cited Gerard Way as an inspiration for his work.[2]

History

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Jhariah showed interest in music from an early age, releasing his first song, a 20-second electronic track called "Electrolite" in October 2012.[3] The song, along with a handful of others was uploaded on his YouTube Channel under the name "ShinySwordStorm", a moniker he used for many years creating videos on YouTube.

He went on to study 2D animation at the Brooklyn campus of the Pratt Institute in New York.[4][5] It was there that he formed the illustration techniques that were used to create some of his album and singles' covers.[6][7]

He made his first appearance with his 2017 single "Catch Me If You Can", which was part of the first ever songs he wrote, excluding his previous electronic music tracks, in the concept album that he released in 2018, titled The Great Tale of How I Ruined It All, that tells the story of a character that is the last one standing in an apocalyptic wasteland where everyone else has been brainwashed by a cult.[8] Clare's first release that gained significant traction was the 2020 single "Needed a Change of Pace", which was part of his EP A Beginner's Guide to Faking Your Death, which tells the story of a man who fakes his death to escape from his old life, but fears that his past will catch up to him and he will have to pay for the consequences.[2][8] He has accredited this success to the traction it gained on TikTok.[9]

Clare's 2023 single, "Risk, Risk, Risk!", which he wrote about his need to live up to his potential, was followed up by a collaboration with the Baltimore punk band Pinkshift in his next single, "Eat Your Friends", which criticizes the music industry's ability to pit him and his friends against one another, igniting jealousy and competition rather than creating space.[1][10][11] This led to the two parties announcing the collaborative "Eat Your Friends Tour".[12]

In late 2023 Clare announced The Tooth Pact Tour, which ran from February to April 2024.[13] On April 19, shortly after the tour finished, he surprise released the album Trust Ceremony which contains the songs after which both the tour and album were named, "Tooth Pact" and "Trust Ceremony". It also contained his previously released songs "Risk Risk Risk", "Eat Your Friends", and "Pin-Eye".[14][unreliable source?]

Personal life

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Jhariah is non-binary, and uses he/they pronouns.[15][16]

Discography

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Albums

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  • The Great Tale of How I Ruined It All (2018)
  • A Beginner's Guide Faking Your Death (2021)
  • A Beginner's Guide to Luck & Liability (2023)
  • Trust Ceremony (2024)

Extended plays

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  • To Mend the Sun (2020)

Singles

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  • "Catch Me If You Can" (2017)
  • "The Marching Dolls" (2018)
  • "City of Ashes" (2018)
  • "Sunshine Rollin'" as Whomst? (2019)
  • "Split!" (2020)
  • "Knives Are Dangerous, Kid, So Cut the Theatrics!" (2020)
  • "Needed a Change of Pace" (2020)
  • "Forget Me" as Whomst? (2020)
  • "Debt Collector" (2021)
  • "Spilling My Guts" as Whomst? (2021)
  • "Flight of the Crows" (2021)
  • "Selfstarter A.E." with Telethon (2021)
  • "The View from Halfway Down" with Henry D'Arthenay (2022)
  • "A Lesson in Dramatics" with Save Face (2023)
  • "Risk, Risk, Risk!" (2023)
  • "Eat Your Friends" with Pinkshift (2023)
  • "Pin-Eye" (2024)

Notes

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  1. ^ Clare uses he/him and they/them pronouns. This article uses he/him for consistency.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jhariah Takes A "Risk, Risk, Risk!" On New Track". idobi Network. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Indie Mixtape 20: Jhariah Can Sing 'The Black Parade' At Any Moment". UPROXX. July 28, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Shinyswordstorm - Electrolite. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Johnson, Tommy (November 27, 2020). "Jhariah Shares Video For "Needed A Change of Pace"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Digital Arts Students Animate the Work of Nonprofits, from Border Reunions to Quarantine Pets". Pratt Institute. March 11, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jhariah Clare". shiny.myportfolio.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Center for Equity & Inclusion". Pratt Institute. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Jhariah". The Masquerade. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ^ Maroulis, Nicolle (July 23, 2021). "EP: Jhariah releases the evocative and dynamic genre-defying 'A Beginners Guide To Faking Your Own Death'". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Rincon, Alessandra. "Jhariah And Pinkshift Come For The Music Industry On Explosive Single 'EAT YOUR FRIENDS'". Ones to Watch. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Neville (October 31, 2023). "See Jhariah fight Pinkshift in "EAT YOUR FRIENDS" video". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Schneider, Maggie. "Pinkshift Announces 'The Eat Your Friends Tour' With JHARIAH And Pollyanna". idobi Network. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Clare, Jhariah (November 16, 2023). The Tooth Pact Tour 2024 (Video). Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Trust Ceremony". MusicBrainz. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "The all nonbinary lead singer line up was exactly as chaotic stylish and diva as one would expect". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "JHARIAH FINISHED THE ALBUM on X: "HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! :) I've been t…". archive.ph. August 28, 2024. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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