Jack Larsen Introduces New EP with "Break"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0PygcvwbCo
On Saturday, Jack Larsen walked across the stage at the Auditorium Theatre, and accepted his diploma from Columbia College Chicago. Less than a week later, he will release his debut EP, Push-Ups, on Closed Sessions. It's a fitting turn of events for Larsen. His music centers on growing up, and that odd transition from teenage exuberance to the excitement, confusion, and definite pressure that comes upon entering your early twenties and exiting childhood. Last week, ahead of his college graduation, Larsen released "Break", the EP's first and only single that also serves as a summation of the thoughts, feelings, and memories that make up the EP. Connecting the dots through milestones in his childhood, Larsen captures the coming-of-age aesthetic poignantly.
I've spent a lot of time with "Break" and Push-Ups. In full-disclosure, Jack was a student of mine at Columbia College last fall. That's when I first encountered his music, and it's a major reason how we all got here. I think Push-Ups is going to strike a chord with a lost of listeners, and am proud and excited to support it on CS. But don't take my word for it. Listen and watch below.
https://soundcloud.com/closed-sessions/jack-larsen-break
theWHOevers Go All In on New Track "G4B"
I've been a champion of theWHOevers sound and style since the early days of the decade. "G4B", their latest release, sums up everything I love about the duo of JE$$E and Lloyd Dotdot. From the opening snare, this one is a banger. It's got the nostalgic boom-bap that has become a foundation of theWHOevers' sound, without being stale or stuck in the past -thanks in large part to the balance of Dot's rap with JE$$E's harmonizing. They approach the record differently, but cohesively, communicating the urgency and penning a letter of sorts to the music. In a way, "G4B" feels like a renewal of vows, once again pledging their devotion to the music. This is definitely a marriage I can get behind.
https://soundcloud.com/thewhoevers/g4b