Jake Vera – Mine (2025)
Taking a quick look at Jake Vera’s Spotify, you find the singer-songwriter has only a couple of singles to his name; however, the sophistication of his melodies suggests Vera is more than a minnow in the sonic shark pool. Even if he is an emerging artist hitting the scene in 2025, he is completely unignorable being the shiny, silvery, sleek minnow darting about in that pool. Featured far beyond his USA borders, Jake Vera turns heads on an international scale from Germany, Canada and the UK. Join us as we delve into his most recent single, ‘Mine’.
Bringing a refreshingly new perspective to a stagnating alternative rock genre, Vera melds crashing drums, a heavy bass, soaring guitars, and keyboard with flair. Recorded and produced by Vera at his home studio (also known as his bedroom), ‘Mine’ is a song with melodic duality. As much as the track offers gritty, rugged, weighty hard rock vibes, a slither of soothing calm and tranquil sincerity shines brightly.
For me, the instrumentation weaves a chilled-out but hard-hitting sound; but, it is Jake Vera’s vocals that up the ante. Swimming with vulnerability, his dulcet tones divert from human fragility to optimistic confidence. Penned as a love letter to his sweetheart, Vera captures every minute detail of true love – as Drew Barrymore described in Never Been Kissed, “… it’s like the world around you gets all hazy and the only thing in focus is you and this other person you’re meant to be kissing the rest of your life”
Speaking about ‘Mine, Jake Vera explains: “It’s a personal song and proclamation of my love and devotion to my fiancée. The song captures all the chaotic and raw emotions of being in love.”
Sincere, sentimental and wrought with intricate, intimate emotion, ‘Mine’ is the love letter everyone wants to receive on Valentine’s Day. Jake Vera invites us to “…chill here for a bit” on his Spotify and damn it all it’s exactly what I intend to do.
Find out more about Jake Vera on his Instagram, TikTok and Spotify.
This artist was discovered via Musosoup #sustainablecurator
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