Jemma Freeman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist based in

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, UK, active since the early 2000s. They are known principally for solo project Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, which has released two albums and received media coverage on sites including

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Career

Early years

After performing and releasing an EP with the Fucks in the early 2000s, Freeman joined Lulu and the Lampshades, who released their first single, “Feet To The Sky”, in 2009. Following a name change to

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the band produced several albums for

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from 2013.

Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something

In 2017 Freeman launched solo project Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, with a well-received debut EP ''Someone Else To Blame''. Debut album ''Oh Really What’s That Then'' followed in 2019, with producer Mark Estall on bass and Hamilton Lee (ex-

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) on drums. Freeman alongside sometime live drummer Jason Ribeiro and new bassist Samuel Nicholson formed a second line-up of the Cosmic Something for a second critically-acclaimed album, ''Miffed'', in 2022, with reviews including

and

. A third line-up of the band came together in 2024-2025 with Heidi Heelz replacing Nicholson on bass. Freeman has also performed with other artists including Your Heterosexual Violence, Gutts, Solus3, and Lost Horizons.

Personal life

Freeman is

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and

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Selected discography

Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something

Singles/EPs

*“Someone Else To Blame” (Friction Shifter, 2017) *“Heaven On A Plate”/”Whole Wide World” (2018) *“Find A Place”/”Small Town Boy” (Trapped Animal, 2019) *“Alien”/”Hoping For A Miracle” (2024)

Albums

*''Oh Really, What’s That Then?'' (Trapped Animal, 2019) *''Miffed'' (Trapped Animal, 2022)

The Fucks

*''EP One'' ( Angular, 2004) *''Art Party'' (self-released, 2014)

Landshapes

see

References

External links

Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something bandcampLandshapes bandcampThe Fucks bandcamp
English guitarists British indie rock musicians British non-binary musicians Non-binary singers Musicians from London Living people Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom {{UK-guitarist-stub