Jeff Morris

Jeff Morris FAR AWAY June 18,/09

PEI singer-songwriter Jeff Morris shows he still has a keen ear for hooks on his second CD 'Far Away', packing more melody per bar into each song than your average pop rocker.

The tracks have a stronger sense of melancholy and the guitars are a shade tougher than on his debut 'afterglow', but that only makes them dig in deeper after Morris' deft song construction grabs your attention.

Steven Cooke

- The Chronicle Herald

“Morris shows an ear for listener-friendly rock, lots of melody toughened up by solid, crunchy guitar. He's a fine singer too, able to drive the tunes a long on the strength of his voice, and sweeten up the hooks with a clear falsetto...”

Bob Mersereau
The New Brunswick Reader

- The New Brunswick Reader

“…this 11-song set is a well crafted, well produced effort that finds Morris at the top of his game, churning out smart, guitar driven power pop nuggets and Beatlesque ballads… Morris' hook-laden pop songs are highly accessible and radio friendly, and several tracks have single potential.”

Doug Gallant-The Gaurdian

- The Gaurdian Newspaper

"Jeff Morris has created a sort-of `remember when` power pop gem here on his debut as it intermingles, quite intimately, the most classic sounds of such early 80`s bands as The Hawks, The Producers(and Rick Springfield)… with the more modern touches of the 2002 reunion of Fools Face, The Candy Butchers, The Elms and The JTG Implosion.

Almost all these songs sound like they're ready to take on many different radio formats…”

Not Lame Recordings
Fort Collins, CO - Not Lame Recording Company

"Island pop rock recording artist Jeff Morris and his band will be headlining at this years Apple Blossom Festival 'Party in the Park', along with the Internationally renowned group, The Barra MacNeils."

March 26, 2004 - The Gaurdian

POWER POP IS BACK in the Maritimes thanks to singer-songwriter Jeff Morris . His solo debut cd 'afterglow' is a feast of melodic hooks, big guitar sounds and radio friendly tunes that recall the heyday of bands like Rasberries and Cheap Trick, as well as latter day practitioners Weezer and Mathew Sweet...

On Saturday night in Hell's Kitchen, The PEI musician officially launched the album which was recorded during a stay in Vancouver...Using the connections he made on the West coast, Morris was able to concoct a top flight guitar pop record without scrimping on the sound...

Stephen Cooke-Nightclub Notebook - The Halifax Chronicle-Herald

Big beats, Big bass lines, Big vocals. Power pop can be wickedly good when everything comes together the way it's supposed to and it came together for PEI's Jeff Morris Thursday night in Halifax. Morris kicked off the Five and Dime Show, Much Music`s Rock Stage at the East Coast Music Awards here.

Playing on the lower level of the Marquis...Morris and his bandmates still managed to deliver a nearly flawless set of radio-friendly pop tunes from his most recent album, afterglow. Morris has one of those all too-rare voices that are made to order for the kind of super charged pop music he plays with sweet high notes, a dirty midrange and enough power to take either of them anywhere he wants them to go...

Doug Gallant-East Coast Music Awards - The Gaurdian

June 29, 2009

Jeff Morris has caught the ear of many Maritime music-lovers with his penchant for catchy guitar riffs and soothing vocals. Now the talented singer-songwriter is making his way back to the capital region for a performance on Canada Day.

And since he just released a new album, titled Far Away, he’s got a few new tunes to play. Morris said he allowed some of his influences to shine through on his latest single — Photograph. “I liked The Police a lot when I was younger so there’s a little bit of that sound in there, and maybe a bit of Maroon 5,” he said. “But the chorus is a straight-ahead, power-pop chorus. We were able to get a bigger, larger studio sound out of the small studio we used for recording. We’re really happy with this song and with all of the songs on it.”


Morris divides his time teaching about 30 music students and playing shows and festivals. He said he regularly shares his experiences as a performing musician with his students and tries to encourage them to take a crack at writing some of their own songs. “I think they think it’s cool. They appreciate the fact that you’re out there playing your music and maybe it’ll inspire them to write their own songs,” he said. “I tell them to put their own creativity to use.”


Morris’ Canada Day performance will take place at 8 p.m. on the pedway stage.

Adam Bowie-The Daily Gleaner - The Daily Gleaner-Fredericton NB

With the release of his first solo recording, Afterglow, in 2002, Charlottetown’s Jeff Morris established himself as a writer of hook-laden, melodic pop songs that were made to order for radio.

Some seven years down the road Morris has returned with another strong collection of original pop tunes that have radio stamped all over them.

Morris’s latest project, Far Away, boasts seven new originals, at least three of which have strong singles potential.

And that’s in addition to the title track, which had a trip around the block as a single in 2008, garnering Morris play on a dozen radio stations and securing him a spot in the East Coast Countdown’s top ten for six weeks.

Co-produced by Morris and John Boswell, who also co-wrote the track Why Can’t You Be, Far Away, like its predecessor, strikes a nice balance between upbeat, guitar-driven pop tunes and Beatle-esque ballads.

Morris’ vocals are solid here and his music is well crafted with plenty of hooks.

Prime tracks include the current single, Photograph, Far Away, Forget About It and Jen.

Doug Gallant
The Gaurdian

- The Gaurdian