Jaded Jane – Great Western Road (2020)
If you have ever wandered the streets of a city while searching for yourself, Jaded Jane has the soundtrack for this experience. ‘Great Western Road’ is wide and far-stretching as it draws you into the nooks of the city while exploring yourself. Inspired by wanderings through Glasgow after moving there, the single brings the sense of finding something new about yourself to the fore.
Created by brothers Axel and Adam Olsson, Jaded Jane is a platform for them to collaborate and express themselves through their music. With atmospheric and melodic landscapes, they bring a core of singer-songwriter vibes to some melodic ingenuity. While they create their own music, they have also worked with other artists.
‘Great Western Road’ uses a piano-driven melody to get your attention. While the piano is a delicate touch that taps across your senses, there is a deep beat in the low levels that pulses in your brain. The interplay between the intense vibrations of the beats and the dancing of the piano line is utterly captivating as you get lost in the music. The piano line is a wonder to listen to as it draws you further and further into the single. As you listen to the music, you can almost see a wide and expansive road that beckons you to walk down it and get lost in everything it has to offer.
While you are drawn into the music, the vocals bring a personal sense to the single. The descriptive lyrics put you into the moment of the song and you can feel the slight nip in the air as you walk down the road. The chorus brings all the delicacy of the melody to the vocals as you feel a sense of self settle deep in your chest. The exploratory vibe of the vocals is wonderfully complemented by the melody for a single that makes you want to walk down roads less travelled.
The accompanying music video brings the delicacy of the music and the expansive vibe to monochrome visuals. Through the video, you see the brothers playing and recording the single. This is overlaid with visions of the city road that inspired the single. Through the video, you are taken down the same streets that are described in the lyrics. It is a wonderful video that is all delicacy and captivating imagery.
Jaded Jane makes you want to wander through the heart of the city while looking for yourself in ‘Great Western Road’. With an expansive yet intimate melody, they draw you into the vibes of the song. The vocals then take your hand to lead you down the road and through the journey of discovery.
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