“I make album experiences, not singles,” Jessee asserts. It’s a mature musical upheaval manifest in tender little overhauls of the self. Remover is an existential and emotional experience. This is an album for folks who love to dwell in their feelings who actively embrace reflection and introspection and who enjoy delving beyond “the hits,” as it were. I try to make songwriter albums I would want to listen to. I don’t follow trends in popular music or value commercialism over craft. “I wanted to pick up the energy and I really focused on getting my best vocal performances,” Jessee relates.įor me, it all starts with creating something deep and beautiful as an artist. If The Jane, Room 217 were described as “breathtaking” (and it was), then Remover is breath-giving: It’s as moving as its predecessor, with a little more light shining into the room. In premiering his 2018 single “Letting You Go” (his most streamed solo song to date), Atwood Magazine praised the artist for capturing “intimacy incarnate” on his debut album: “Little separates listener from artist in these songs as Darren Jessee bares his soul, surrendering his emotions in an utterly beautiful display of musical vulnerability.” Darren Jessee © Dustin Condren As a singer/songwriter, Jessee has proved himself an expert in capturing the beauty, bliss, and grandeur of quiet moments. He is a former full-time member of Durham band Hiss Golden Messenger, he played drums in support of Sharon Van Etten’s 2014 record Are We There, and he contributed to The War on Drugs’ Grammy Award-winning 2017 album A Deeper Understanding – to name a few of the many notches in his belt. Hailing from North Carolina, Darren Jessee has over 25 years’ experience in making and sharing music with the world: In addition to being a founding member of the band Ben Folds Five, Jessee has released his own music under the moniker Hotel Lights since 2004. The followup to 2018’s debut album The Jane, Room 217, Remover finds Jessee expanding himself through sound and story alike – unveiling layer after layer of vulnerable thoughts and feelings through a breathtaking soundscape of graceful acoustic and orchestral warmth. Remover – Darren Jessee It’s Echo Street all the way Past la vaquita by the freeway Feeling like it’s a mistake You and I can’t change things I used to think we were ok Now you talk the cruelest You make it your own way And you leave me to Carry the dead weight Just a couple kids from the red clay We used to have fun That’s what we’d say I didn’t mean to push you so far You and I can’t change things I used to think we were ok – “ Dead Weight,” Darren JesseeĪtwood Magazine is proud to be premiering Darren Jessee’s haunting sophomore album Remover (out October 16 via Bar/None Records), an achingly bittersweet and intimately stirring outpouring of reflective singer/songwriter gold. Unassuming and humble, it’s a welcome breath of life that fills every room and touches every heart – especially the lonesome ones. EGO TRIP OLD DEXTURE FULLStirringly tender and gorgeously cinematic, Darren Jessee’s sophomore album is a quiet tempest in sound and sentiment alike.Ī soft soundtrack to inner reckoning, Removerembraces reflection and explores emotion through a visceral sonic environment full of life, vulnerability, and raw humanity. I see them and they are often drowned out by the loudest people in the room. I hope it helps misfits and sad people everywhere feel less alone. Darren Jessee dives into his haunting sophomore album ‘Remover,’ an achingly bittersweet and intimately stirring outpouring of reflective singer/songwriter gold.
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