Introducing The Jax, plus three more local tunes
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Weāre always keeping our ear to the ground in order to shine the high beams of our Local Spotlight series on Jacksonville regional artists. This week, Jacksonville Music Experience contributors share four new songs by local artists that we think youāll dig.
Letās dive in.
āThe Sevenā by The Jax
What does one do when a Jacksonville super-group forms a new, international super-group? You dive right in. Featuring locals Lena Simon (La Luz) and Glenn Michael Van Dyke (Boytoy) of Kairos Creature Club, Swiss musician Robin Arthur Girod, Argentinian musician Manu Duca, the song āThe Seven,ā from the bandās 10-song debut Iāve Found God in Madonna! is a stunner that blends ā70s prog-space rock with syncopated grooves held firmly in cohesion with wholly contemporary synth stabs and production vibes, all in support of haunting melodic vocal lines. At midpoint, the band breaks it down into a veritable cathedral of minimal playing, reverb swells, and the refrain: āAll hail the seven seas.ā –Daniel A. Brown
āCascadeā by Ebonique
Seductive chords, a simple kick (or bass, depending on your feeling) and an emotive, less-than-two-minute think-piece are among the defining characteristics of āCascade,ā a beautifully sparse new single from Jax independent R&B singer-songwriter Ebonique. āHow could I be so selfish and so selfish at the same time?ā Ebonique sings on the trackās opening salvo, setting the tone for a transparently heart-rending one-verse track.–Al Pete
āwho.ā by Wes Harris and Sarah NathaliĆ©
Dropping just in time for the fall season, solar emcee Wes Harris and singer Sarah NathaliĆ© present āwho.,ā a single from the duoās collaborative full-length, the ten-song polaroids. (out on Dream Lab MSC). A light bop, the songās easy production is a vehicle for Harris and NathaliĆ©ās liturgical message. āwho.ā is light on braggadaccio, but a heavy track nonetheless.–Al Pete
āHard Feelingsā by Howdy
Jax Gulf-and-Western balladeer Landon Gay, AKA Howdy (not to be confused with indie-pop duo Hovvdy), is back with yet another pining slow-burn. āIāll take you down south for the season, so Iām not keeping hard feelings,ā he sings on āHard Feelings,ā a spare and intimately lo-fi number that channels the saltwater-caked cowboys tunes of ā70s Jimmy Buffett and the whispery early 2000ās basement recordings of Iron & Wine with equal aplomb.–Matthew Shaw
All the songs reviewed in our Local Spotlight series are added to the rotation on The Independent 89.9 HD4. Listen to the best new music from emerging and established artists all day long, including a song by Jacksonville regional artists at 20-minutes after the hour, every hour.
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