Western Canadian Troubadour Emmett Jerome Channels Grit, Tape, and Fact on New Americana Single “It Ain’t Me”
With a voice like worn denim and a songwriter’s compass pointed squarely on the fact, Emmett Jerome returns with “It Ain’t Me,” a darkish, tape-warmed Americana observe that exorcises heartbreak and exhausting truths in a single uncooked, live-off-the-floor efficiency. It’s the sound of mud on boots, a coronary heart in hand, and a younger artist sensible past his years.
Written in a fast flash on acoustic guitar, “It Ain’t Me” captures the emotional aftermath of affection gone chilly, delivered from the voice of a personality haunted by what as soon as was.
“I associated the concept of an emotionally unavailable or heartbroken particular person to that of a spooked horse,” says Jerome. “That rigidity, that jumpiness, is one thing I’ve recognized.”
From Springsteen-tinged lyrics to the swirling mix of classic amps, banjo grit, and studio tape hiss, “It Ain’t Me” straddles the road between basic and modern.
“It sounds to me prefer it could possibly be some obscure 70s banjo-rock B-side or a Neil Younger/Loopy Horse jam,” Jerome says. “We introduced in nice gamers rooted in blues, nation, and rock. You possibly can hear it.”
Tracked reside off the ground at Vancouver’s Afterlife Studios – a storied house full of analog gear and outdated ghosts – the tune barely touches a pc.
“Apart from just a few vocal overdubs and further banjo, what you’re listening to is a band taking part in collectively in a room. That vitality is all the pieces.”
A agency believer in human fact, Emmett Jerome approaches songwriting like catching lightning in a bottle – uncooked, reactive, and actual.
“I by no means wish to overcook a observe or pressure it,” he says. “You must be in a state of anticipation and acceptance – letting feelings communicate their fact.”