Welcome to the Garden State World Tour In The Garden City: Jeremy Zucker In Singapore
by yasmin
Jeremy Zucker needs no introduction, and Singapore proved it that night at The Capitol Theatre. Earlier this year, he released Garden State, his first album in four years, marking a more grounded and introspective chapter to his sound.
And if the album showed his growth as a songwriter, then the crowd that night definitely showed just how deeply that growth resonates. The energy in the crowd even before Jeremy Zucker stepped onto the stage was already electric, thanks to a guy in the audience who took it upon himself to hype everyone up.
Jeremy Zucker opened with ‘Hometown’, and the crowd went absolutely wild. And just like that, the night unfolded like a story—one that traced the anxieties and quiet resolves of the Garden State. The visuals throughout were stunning too: cinematic, deliberate and tied really well to the emotional arc of the show.
The night was balanced perfectly, journey through his evolutions of old essentials and early crowd pleasers like ‘all the kids are depressed’, ‘come thru’ and ‘always i care’ to the more vulnerable corners of his latest album.
If you thought the crowd was loud before, trust me, it erupted during ‘Therapist’, ‘not ur friend’, ‘pretty fucking tight’. And when he closed the night with ‘supercuts’, you could actually feel the ground beneath you shake — a final surge of energy that marked the perfect end to the show.
Experiencing that show again—two days later in Kuala Lumpur—fully immersed in the audience, I finally understood what the crowd in Singapore must’ve felt in those moments. I’d seen a version of Jeremy through my lens in Singapore, but seeing him again from the crowd felt like seeing him anew. Even without the tour visuals, he managed to make the show more intense and raw, and overflowing with energy—and that energy flowed through his band who amplified everything he brought to the stage.
Jeremy Zucker’s performance in Singapore felt like an invitation to let go, breathe and be completely present in the moment.
Images by Yasmin Affandy