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Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: Jett Jenkins Shares Meditative “Springsteen”

Jett Jenkins is an emerging Brooklyn-based indie pop singer/songwriter. Influenced by Suki Waterhouse, Fiona Apple, Clairo and Blondie, Jenkins’ work typically balances etheral sounds with profound themes.

The Brooklyn-based artist cites a Clairo show as inspiring her to dedicate herself to music, developing her guitar skills and getting involved in musical theater.

Her debut EP, last year’s Through My Eyes received praise for its relatable and emotionally rich lyrics. She supposed the album with a tour across Southern California that included stops in Los Angeles‘ iconic The Whisky A Go Go and Tea Leaf Green. The tour helped informed her forthcoming full-length debut Tender Love Like a Criminal, which is slated for release later this year.

Tender Love Like a Criminal‘s second and latest single “Springsteen” is a slow-burning and meditative track that reminds me of Soccer Mommy, Nat Vazer and San Mei among a lengthy list of others while anchored around Jenkins’ expressive delivery, shimmering guitars and a rousingly anthemic, sing-a-long worthy hook and chorus.

Jenkins explains that “Springsteen” is a deeply personal song that tells an emotional journey, capturing nostalgia, heartbreak and the bittersweet beauty of everyday moments. “My goal with this track was to create an intimate connection with listeners, something that stays with them long after the music ends. To make this release even more special, I’ve paired it with something unique: my own signature fragrance, “Springsteen” Eau De Parfum.

Together, the music and scent create a multisensory experience, evoking memories of growing pains and raw vulnerability. It’s a way to bring my audience into the world of “Springsteen” on a whole new level.”

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: Corridor’s Jonathan Robert Releases a Shimmering New Single with Solo Project Jonathan Personne

Jonathan Robert is a Montreal-based singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known for being the co-founder of the internationally acclaimed JOVM mainstay act Corridor — and for his work as an animator and visual artist. With his solo recording project Jonathan Personne, Robert released his full-length debut, last year’s Histoire Naturelle, which was  thematically  inspired by the potential end of the world and drew from desert dream pop, Western spaghetti rock and jangle pop. 

Robert’s Jonathan Personne sophomore album, Disparitions is slated for an August 28, 2020 release through Michel Records and the album reportedly finds Robert continuing with intimate and sensitive songwriting — but this time inspired by a moment when music became a source of disgust for him: “I spent a lot of time touring away from home. Towards the end I felt like I was reluctantly going to do something that I had longed wished for,” Robert says in press notes. 

Subtly recalling his work with Corridor, “Springsteen,” Disparitions’ first single sees Robert boldly drawing  from and then meshing several different eras of rock music: glistening  psych rock through the use of a looping and shimmering 12 string guitar line, 70s AOR/radio rock through the use of bluesy guitar soloing, glam rock-like four-on-the-floor and a soaring hook paired with Robert’s plaintive falsetto. And much like his full-length debut, “Springsteen” is centered around observations and feelings about the seemingly inevitable end of the world as we know it.