Tulsa-born, Philadelphia-based musician and visual artist Jacob Theriot’s career began in earnest when he began writing and recording music in grade school with his brother and childhood friend. Those early efforts led to the acclaimed indie outfit Sports. After three albums and several international tours, Theriot decided to step out into the spotlight as as solo artist, relocating to Philadelphia, where he began to explore and meld a variety of different genres and visual mediums with his current creative project Jaco Jaco.
The Tulsa-born, Philadelphia-based artist’s Jaco Jaco musical debut Splat was released earlier this year. “Favorite Kind of People” is the follow up to the album, and the first song from a forthcoming effort that’s slated for a Spring 2025 release. Anchored around a Thundercat-like strutting bass line, rapid-fire four-on the-floor, twinkling bursts of Rhodes and shimmering guitar, “Favorite Kind of People” is a seamless synthesis of Thundercat and 70s jazz fusion/jazz funk with the breeziness of Bossa Nova
“‘Favorite Kind of People’ came out of a phase where I was into some classic Brazilian jazz-funk,” Theriot says. “I can’t remember which song it was exactly, but I translated the lyrics and loved how simple and earnest they felt. The translation was probably off, but it inspired me to write something direct and real—about just being present with people and not overthinking everything.”
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