Ed Sheeran said he cried when he first heard Jamie Lawson’s songs, so we’re all doomed. The artist’s debut album under Sheeran’s first and cheekily named record label, Gingerbread Man Records, came out Friday, Oct. 16, and it’s everything you want it to be. The record, named after its artist, Jamie Lawson, features 11 tracks which incorporate the soulful, romantic and acoustically driven melodies akin to Sheeran’s style.
In an interview with Sheeran and Lawson on Gingerbread Man Record’s new YouTube channel, Lawson humbly showed his enthusiasm about signing with Sheeran.
“When he first approached me with the idea,” Lawson explained, “I thought he was joking, to be honest … Ed knows everyone in the world — literally!