Ginger Root

Ginger Root

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Ginger Root is an American indie soul music project from Huntington Beach, California, led by singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Cameron Lew. Describing his sound as "aggressive elevator soul," he draws inspiration from artists like Vulfpeck, Toro y Moi, and Feist. Ginger Root's music is released under Acrophase Records, with Lew handling studio recordings solo and performing live with his friends Matt Carney and Dylan Hovis. Cameron Lew started Ginger Root while in the band Van Stock, writing songs that didn't fit the band's style. This led to the creation of his debut album Spotlight People in 2016. In 2017, he began the Toaster Music series on his video streaming channel, performing covers in his car, which later became compilation albums on Bandcamp. Inspired by a room in Lew's great-grandmother's house, Ginger Root's second album Mahjong Room was released in June 2018 and featured popular singles like "Two Step" and "Call It Home." This album was In 2020, he released the album Rikki, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which included singles such as "Karaoke" and "Why Try." In 2021, Ginger Root announced the EP City Slicker, a conceptual project themed as the soundtrack for a fictitious 1980s Japanese film. Singles "Neighbor" and "Loretta" were part of this release. Following this, in 2022, he released the EP Nisemono, exploring themes of imposter syndrome. Cameron Lew and company returned in 2024 with the single "No Problems," the lead single from the project's fourth full-length album, SHIBANGUMI.

Top tracks

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Loretta
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:10
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Weather
Ginger Root
Weather
03:43
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
No Problems
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
03:45
Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Le château
Ginger Root
Rikki
02:35
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Loretta (日本語 version)
Ginger Root
Loretta (日本語 version)
03:10
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
City Slicker
Ginger Root
City Slicker
02:07
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Only You
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
03:29
Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Juban District
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:21
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion Theme Rework)
Ginger Root
A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion Theme Rework)
03:56
Writer: Yoko Takahashi / Composers: Yoko Takahashi
01
Mahjong Room
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:00
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Karaoke
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:57
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
Nisemono
Ginger Root
Nisemono
03:02
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Over the Hill
Ginger Root
Nisemono
02:48
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Out of State
Ginger Root
Rikki
02:55
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Connaissais de Face (Tiger?)
Khruangbin
Mordechai Remixes
03:02
Writer: Ochoa and Speer / Composers: Khruangbin
06
Entertainment
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:40
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
There Was A Time
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
02:50
Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Holy Hell
Ginger Root
Nisemono
03:25
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Friend
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:31
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Toaster_music
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:44
Composers: Ginger Root
03
Neighbor
Ginger Root
City Slicker
02:57
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
September
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:00
Composers: Earth Wind And Fire
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Two Step
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
02:55
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
All Night
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
02:57
Composers: Cameron Lew
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Birds of a Feather
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:46
Composers: Mocky
14
I Wrote a Simple Song
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:44
Composers: Billy Preston
08
It Gets Funkier
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:15
Composers: Vulfpeck
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Jeanie
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:14
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Valerie
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:52
Composers: Amy Winehouse
10
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (feat. Big Monsta)
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:23
Composers: Marvin Gaye
02
Loneliness
Ginger Root
Nisemono
03:27
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
10
Think Cool
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
00:50
Composers: Cameron Lew
01
B4
Ginger Root
B4
02:52
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
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Show 10
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
05:12
Composers: Cameron Lew
04
O-O-Oh Child
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:19
Composers: The Five Stairsteps
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Giddy Up
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
03:27
Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Red
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
04:01
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
09
1234
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:18
Composers: Feist
03
Better Than Monday
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
02:51
Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Slump
Ginger Root
Weather
02:58
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Emulous
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:43
11
For Once in My Life
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:37
Composers: Stevie Wonder
05
Multiply
Ginger Root
Rikki
02:22
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Call It Home
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:38
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Never Can Say Goodbye
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:25
Composers: The Jackson 5
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Wichita Lineman
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:55
Composers: Glen Campbell
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Nominated
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:31
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
In My Dreams
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:01
03
Belleza
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:32
08
Kaze
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
02:16
Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Fly Too
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:35
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
12
Take Me Back (Owakare No Jikan)
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
03:04
Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Everything's Alright (Meet You in the Galaxy Ending Theme)
Ginger Root
Nisemono
04:01
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Shmoopie
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
02:48
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Lil Window
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
04:01
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Undertaker
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
04:28
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
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Circumstances
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:09
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Why Try
Ginger Root
Rikki
04:11
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
minamo ni, ice
YeYe
minamo ni, ice
04:30
Writer: YeYe / Composers: YeYe
10
Ohio
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
02:33
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
09
Phone a Friend
Ginger Root
Rikki
04:15
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
09
Thx
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
05:25
03
Having Fun
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:49
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Brooklyn
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
04:25
08
Listen Up
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:36
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
01
Having Fun (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
02:55
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
11
Rikki
Ginger Root
Rikki
04:22
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Jeanie (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
03:19
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
05
The Classic
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:07
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Kimiko!
Ginger Root
Nisemono
01:15
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
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Jam_with_cam.Mp3
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
04:40
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Mahjong Room (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
03:17
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
08
Hazel Street
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
04:04
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
I Might Just
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
02:59
01
Linus n' Lucy (Theme from Peanuts)
Ginger Root
Linus n' Lucy (Theme from Peanuts)
02:52
Writer: Vince Guaraldi / Composers: Vince Guaraldi
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Mahjong Room (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
Ginger Root
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
03:19
Writer: Michael Cameron Lew / Composers: Michael Cameron Lew
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Two Step (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
02:59
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
05
Call It Home (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
03:47
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
01
What Christmas Means to Me
Ginger Root
What Christmas Means to Me
03:16
Writer: Allen Story - Anna Gordy Gaye - George Gordy / Composers: Allen Story - Anna Gordy Gaye - George Gordy
03
Having Fun (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
Ginger Root
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
03:00
Writer: Michael Cameron Lew / Composers: Michael Cameron Lew
02
Call It Home (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
Ginger Root
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
03:40
Writer: Michael Cameron Lew / Composers: Michael Cameron Lew

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  • Discography
Albums
SHINBANGUMI
2024 Ghostly International
13-09-2024
SHINBANGUMI
01
Welcome
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
00:41
Composers: Cameron Lew
02
No Problems
Ginger Root
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03:45
Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Better Than Monday
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Composers: Cameron Lew
04
There Was A Time
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02:50
Composers: Cameron Lew
05
All Night
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
02:57
Composers: Cameron Lew
06
CM
Ginger Root
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00:49
Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Only You
Ginger Root
SHINBANGUMI
03:29
Composers: Cameron Lew
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Rikki
Acrophase Records
23-10-2020
Rikki
01
Friend
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:31
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Karaoke
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:57
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Circumstances
Ginger Root
Rikki
03:09
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Le château
Ginger Root
Rikki
02:35
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
Multiply
Ginger Root
Rikki
02:22
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Why Try
Ginger Root
Rikki
04:11
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Out of State
Ginger Root
Rikki
02:55
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Mahjong Room
2018 Acrophase Records
29-06-2018
Mahjong Room
01
Mahjong Room
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:00
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Call It Home
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:38
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Having Fun
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:49
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Jeanie
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
03:14
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
Two Step
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
02:55
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Shmoopie
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
02:48
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
07
Red
Ginger Root
Mahjong Room
04:01
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Toaster_music
Clew Records
16-05-2017
Toaster_music
01
Toaster_music
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:44
Composers: Ginger Root
02
Never Can Say Goodbye
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:25
Composers: The Jackson 5
03
Valerie
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:52
Composers: Amy Winehouse
04
O-O-Oh Child
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:19
Composers: The Five Stairsteps
05
I'll Be Around
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:30
Composers: The Spinners
06
September
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
03:00
Composers: Earth Wind And Fire
07
Wichita Lineman
Ginger Root
Toaster_music
02:55
Composers: Glen Campbell
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
Spotlight People
Clew Records
01-01-2017
Spotlight People
01
Emulous
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:43
02
In My Dreams
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:01
03
Belleza
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:32
04
Lil Window
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
04:01
05
The Classic
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
03:07
06
I Might Just
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
02:59
07
Brooklyn
Ginger Root
Spotlight People
04:25
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
EPs
Nisemono
2022 Acrophase Records
09-09-2022
Nisemono
01
Kimiko!
Ginger Root
Nisemono
01:15
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Loneliness
Ginger Root
Nisemono
03:27
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Holy Hell
Ginger Root
Nisemono
03:25
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Over the Hill
Ginger Root
Nisemono
02:48
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
Nisemono
Ginger Root
Nisemono
03:02
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Everything's Alright (Meet You in the Galaxy Ending Theme)
Ginger Root
Nisemono
04:01
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
City Slicker
2021 Acrophase Records
20-08-2021
City Slicker
01
Fly Too
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:35
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
02
Loretta
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:10
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
03
Neighbor
Ginger Root
City Slicker
02:57
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
04
Juban District
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:21
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
05
City Slicker
Ginger Root
City Slicker
02:07
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
06
Entertainment
Ginger Root
City Slicker
03:40
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
℗ 2019 Jam in the Van
21-05-2019
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
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Mahjong Room (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
Ginger Root
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
03:19
Writer: Michael Cameron Lew / Composers: Michael Cameron Lew
02
Call It Home (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
Ginger Root
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
03:40
Writer: Michael Cameron Lew / Composers: Michael Cameron Lew
03
Having Fun (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
Ginger Root
Jam in the Van - Ginger Root (Live Session, Austin, TX, 2019)
03:00
Writer: Michael Cameron Lew / Composers: Michael Cameron Lew
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
℗ 2018 Audiotree Music
17-12-2018
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
01
Having Fun (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
02:55
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
02
Two Step (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
02:59
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
03
Jeanie (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
03:19
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
04
Mahjong Room (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
03:17
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
05
Call It Home (Audiotree Live)
Ginger Root
Ginger Root (Audiotree Live)
03:47
Writer: Ginger Root / Composers: Ginger Root
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Over the Hill
2022 Acrophase Records
24-08-2022
Over the Hill
01
Over the Hill
Ginger Root
Over the Hill
02:48
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
minamo ni, ice
RALLYE LABEL / SPACE SHOWER MUSIC
17-08-2022
minamo ni, ice
01
minamo ni, ice
YeYe
minamo ni, ice
04:30
Writer: YeYe / Composers: YeYe
Holy Hell
2022 Acrophase Records
28-07-2022
Holy Hell
01
Holy Hell
Ginger Root
Holy Hell
03:25
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
Loneliness
2022 Acrophase Records
22-06-2022
Loneliness
01
Loneliness
Ginger Root
Loneliness
03:27
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew
Linus n' Lucy (Theme from Peanuts)
2021 Acrophase Records
23-11-2021
Linus n' Lucy (Theme from Peanuts)
01
Linus n' Lucy (Theme from Peanuts)
Ginger Root
Linus n' Lucy (Theme from Peanuts)
02:52
Writer: Vince Guaraldi / Composers: Vince Guaraldi
Loretta (日本語 version)
2021 Acrophase Records
09-11-2021
Loretta (日本語 version)
01
Loretta (日本語 version)
Ginger Root
Loretta (日本語 version)
03:10
Writer: Cameron Lew / Composers: Cameron Lew