Once you’ve summoned the explosive consideration that bedroom-pop upstart Jawny did again in 2019, in a single day fame isn’t straightforward to navigate. His breezy bop ‘Honeypie’ may need since amassed a billion streams on all platforms globally, however the artist born Jacob Lee-Nicholas Sullenger has dealt with his rise with ease, upping sticks from life as a fried rooster chef in Philly to Los Angeles to make sure that every part that follows is simply as important.
“That is the place you go to shoot in your desires,” Jawny advised NME whereas strolling down the streets of West Hollywood late final 12 months. You may inform from the brisk, untitled opener of ‘It’s By no means Truthful, All the time True’ that he’s sticking to that daring mantra because the monitor throws you into his serotonin-lifting world. The spritely keys provide clues of the colourful palette on the horizon because the monitor grows in a whirlwind of romance: “By no means honest it’s all the time true / I do know that I’m in love with you / It’s all the time,” he sings over shimmering manufacturing.
It’s immediately clear that this album is all about increasing the colorful universe Jawny constructed with a string of early singles. Most of these massive hitters make appearances right here: the punchy ‘Strawberry Chainsaw’ cuts in like a grunge-flecked Strokes anthem as he dispatches lovelorn verses. “My worst worry is a one the place you’re not close to,” Jawny sings. “Trigger I like you greater than I may love myself.” Elsewhere, summery ballad ‘Adios’ comes as one other standout, with glimmering guitar traces seemingly constructed for strolling the sun-soaked Hollywood streets.
Jawny’s larger-than-life character stays in full bloom throughout the document. There’s a carefree spirit behind the plucky daydream of ‘La La La’, which swirls with the dizzying pleasure of a brand new love. But there’s scope for tenderness as properly. The McCartney-esque piano tune ‘Fall In Love’ reveals there’s extra to Jawny than catchy alt-pop as he provides depth to his sound with a triumphant string part.
The document’s grittier moments are simply as impacting; notably, Beck team-up ‘Take It Again’, a scuzzy blast of alt-rock with wailing solos and thrashing vocals. Such a collaboration is a testomony to the truth that Jawny’s fast rise isn’t right down to likelihood. It is a debut album that opens up a myriad of prospects for Jawny as he continues to blaze his personal ridiculously enjoyable path in a mainstream area.
Particulars
- Launch date: March 3
- Report label: Interscope
