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Bonze – Jenny (Can You Hear Me?) (2021)

The start of a relationship can be an emotional rollercoaster as you consider whether or not you are ready to really commit. With his alternative-pop sound, Bonze is bringing this emotional ride to life with ‘Jenny (Can You Hear Me?). An unapologetic love song, it tracks the emotional ups and downs of the start of a relationship.

With a touch of the 80s, the single draws on his own emotions. Using a solid musical foundation, he lets us know why he has written music for 2019’s men’s fashion week and been played by BBC Introducing London. If you need a song that captures the moment you realise you are ready to fully commit to a relationship, you have come to the right place.



The opening of ‘Jenny (Can You Hear Me?)’ is all tender piano lines and tentative feelings. The gentleness of the piano creates an intimate vibe that slowly creeps through the soundscape. The guitar line that that comes through brings a ray of light that turns into some 80s vibes. The gentle vibes of the opening remain throughout the track but get an infusion of confidence as the beats pound against your ears. As the vocals take you through the highs and lows of the lyrics, the music keeps you hooked with a relatively laid-back vibe and some awesome soaring guitars.

The tenderness of the piano line fuses with Bonze’s vocals. In the opening of the track, there is a searching feeling to the vocals as he looks for an answer to whether he is ready to commit to the relationship. When the retro vibes hit, his voice continues the more modern tenderness it already established. With the confidence of the music, the vocals are filled with a sense of resolution and knowledge that he is ready for what is to come.

Bonze uses light retro vibes, tentative tones and emotional vocals to capture a moment of readiness in ‘Jenny (Can You Hear Me?)’. The music has a great movement that turns from tender to confident while the lyrics take you through the thought process of the start of a relationship. His vocals retain their gentle flow throughout for a touching single.

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