FROM THE GARDEN
Jonathon Ng, born the 23rd of December 1995, began independently releasing tracks as The Eden Project in 2013. In 2014, he released the album Kairos, in which he experimented with a more subdued alternative style of music. In October 2014, he released the Entrance EP, proving his most popular tracks were deviations from his usual sound. At the start of 2015, Ng further embraced his indie style with the Bipolar Paradise EP, whose track “Fumes” has amassed over 15 million views on YouTube as of January 2019. He later announced that he was discontinuing The Eden Project, and released Final Call, his last EP under the alias. It contained two covers, one being “Crazy In Love” by Beyoncé, which is the best cover of this song I have ever heard. “Times Like These” is officially the last song released under his former alias.
Ng changed his alias to EDEN following the release of Final Call, and began recording new work in spring 2015. The End Credits EP was released for free download worldwide on 8 August. The EP consists of indie pop and alternative electronica tracks with a strong emphasis on vocals. Two singles, “Nocturne” and “Gravity”, were released in June and July, respectively. As a whole, the EP has amassed over 14 million plays on the streaming platform SoundCloud.
Shortly after his End Credits tour, Ng announced that his new EP, I Think You Think Too Much of Me, which includes my favorites of his work, would be released on 19 August 2016. On 10 June 2016, the first single, “sex”, was released, featuring a greater focus on vocals and instrumentation. This song has to be one of my favorites. The title implies a very different vibe than what is actually given; the song is incredibly heartbreaking while also being fun to sing at the top of your lungs. A month later, Billboard premiered the next single, “drugs”, a day before its official release on 15 July 2016. After release, the EP charted on the Irish Albums Chart, becoming Ng’s first charting music. The music video for “drugs” is really cool since it’s a 360 degree video experience in virtual reality. The video amassed 1.5 million Facebook views in one week.
On 8 November 2017, Eden hinted toward the release of a new single on social media. On 8 and 9 November, Eden’s website displayed coordinates where people scavenged to find posters hidden in various locations across the world. “Gold” was officially released 10 November 2017 alongside the announcement of the Vertigo World Tour, which will span from March to May 2018. Eden’s third single for the album, “Crash”, was released on 8 December 2017 on Spotify and iTunes.
Vertigo was released on 19 January 2018. Eden began the Vertigo World Tour in promotion of the album in March 2018. The tour ran for eight months, concluding on 27 November. On 29 June 2018, Eden released an EP called About Time from the collection of songs which were played during the Vertigo World Tour during the break between parts 2 and 3 of the tour. Eden released a single, “909”, on 24 April 2019. Two singles, “Untitled” and “Projector” were released during October 2019. In December 2019, “Love, Death, Distraction” and later in January 2020 “Isohel” was released as part of Eden’s album No Future, which was released on 14 February 2020.