With a voice like worn denim and a songwriter\u2019s compass pointed squarely at the truth, Emmett Jerome returns with \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Me,\u201d a dark, tape-warmed Americana track that exorcises heartbreak and hard truths in one raw, live-off-the-floor performance. It\u2019s the sound of dust on boots, a heart in hand, and a young artist wise beyond his years.<\/p>\n
Written in a quick flash on acoustic guitar, \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Me\u201d captures the emotional aftermath of love gone cold delivered from the voice of a character haunted by what once was. \u201cI related the idea of an emotionally unavailable or heartbroken individual to that of a spooked horse,\u201d says Jerome. \u201cThat tension, that jumpiness, is something I\u2019ve known.\u201d<\/p>\n
From Springsteen-tinged lyrics to the swirling blend of vintage amps, banjo grit, and studio tape hiss, \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Me\u201d straddles the line between classic and contemporary. \u201cIt sounds to me like it could be some obscure 70s banjo-rock B-side or a Neil Young\/Crazy Horse jam,\u201d Jerome says. \u201cWe brought in great players rooted in blues, country, and rock. You can hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tracked live off the floor at Vancouver\u2019s Afterlife Studios \u2013 a storied space packed with analog gear and old ghosts \u2013 the song barely touches a computer. \u201cAside from a few vocal overdubs and extra banjo, what you\u2019re hearing is a band playing together in a room. That energy is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
A firm believer in human truth, Emmett Jerome approaches songwriting like catching lightning in a bottle \u2013 raw, reactive, and real. \u201cI never want to overcook a track or force it,\u201d he says. \u201cYou have to be in a state of anticipation and acceptance \u2013 letting emotions speak their truth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With a voice like worn denim and a songwriter\u2019s compass pointed squarely at the truth, Emmett Jerome returns with \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Me,\u201d a dark, tape-warmed Americana track that exorcises heartbreak and hard truths in one raw, live-off-the-floor performance. It\u2019s the sound of dust on boots, a heart in hand, and a young artist wise beyond […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[295],"tags":[819,64,3551],"class_list":["post-62741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country-news","tag-country-news","tag-new-music-weekly","tag-news","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n