"it hurt me to think that we won't make it through the end of the night..."
“It’s a song of loneliness but there’s a joy in the loneliness. It’s kind of about wanting to be wanted. There’s an understanding on why the antagonist’s interest is elsewhere, but I’m still craving her attention." - Jane.
"Ingenue" by Jane., the musical moniker of Los Angeles singer songwriter Raj Jain, slips into your psyche easily, effortlessly. It might be the 90's psychedelia twisted with folk indie breathiness and an easy 70's bohemian shuffle. It might be Jain's lush and intimate vocal aesthetic with bouncy surfside melodies and a pop indie flavor as well. A curious artful crush of Mazzy Star, Jack Johnson and Jeff Buckley with a melodic pop riff that feel almost sprinkled with a dash of Harry Styles.
Vibrant, lovely and instantly psychedelically classic.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://soundcloud.com/janenoise/ingenue
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RqtsKam6royX9WHYHJJTc?si=E0pnXachTGSBhG9n-1tQyQ&dl_branch=1&nd=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PnEGs5pArE
LA indie singer/songwriter Jane., the new project moniker of Raj Jain, has released his debut single “Ingenue,” available to stream now on all DSPs worldwide. The track was written during a time of complete isolation. With no other opportunities for outside stimulation recounting memories and history were my only viable reference points for his storytelling.
“It’s a song of loneliness but there’s a joy in the loneliness. It’s kind of about wanting to be wanted. There’s an understanding on why the antagonist’s interest is elsewhere, but I’m still craving her attention."
Jane.’s musical aesthetic comes from the tradition of dream pop and brit pop from the 90’s. You might even think of shoegaze, but with a lyrical expression that brings you in closer beyond its beguiling sounds. Comparison is odious, and it comes at a price, but Raj knows he’s in good company. This is music that lasts, music that doesn’t pander to taste and trend; rather, this is music that transcends trend, it has defined us and it continues to permeate our daily lives.
Raj grew up half Indian, a quarter black, and a quarter white in both America and India. How does one relate to their environment when their environment is unsure of them? This is Jane.’s task, the personal expression of an identity always within and without his cultural context, through sonic representation. It is in this interstitial conflict that Raj plays out the theater of his music; to belong, or to be the other? This unique duality is not only the didactic of Raj’s internal life, but it is the music of Jane. No wonder the ocean continues to be Raj’s muse, the artist’s obsession must be as protean as the artist himself.
Jane., pop indie, indie rock, shoegaze, dream pop, 90's brit pop tones, singer songwriter, Raj Jain, "Ingenue", new project, India, America, tender, psychedelia,
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://soundcloud.com/janenoise/ingenue
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RqtsKam6royX9WHYHJJTc?si=E0pnXachTGSBhG9n-1tQyQ&dl_branch=1&nd=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PnEGs5pArE
LA indie singer/songwriter Jane., the new project moniker of Raj Jain, has released his debut single “Ingenue,” available to stream now on all DSPs worldwide. The track was written during a time of complete isolation. With no other opportunities for outside stimulation recounting memories and history were my only viable reference points for his storytelling.
“It’s a song of loneliness but there’s a joy in the loneliness. It’s kind of about wanting to be wanted. There’s an understanding on why the antagonist’s interest is elsewhere, but I’m still craving her attention."
Jane.’s musical aesthetic comes from the tradition of dream pop and brit pop from the 90’s. You might even think of shoegaze, but with a lyrical expression that brings you in closer beyond its beguiling sounds. Comparison is odious, and it comes at a price, but Raj knows he’s in good company. This is music that lasts, music that doesn’t pander to taste and trend; rather, this is music that transcends trend, it has defined us and it continues to permeate our daily lives.
Raj grew up half Indian, a quarter black, and a quarter white in both America and India. How does one relate to their environment when their environment is unsure of them? This is Jane.’s task, the personal expression of an identity always within and without his cultural context, through sonic representation. It is in this interstitial conflict that Raj plays out the theater of his music; to belong, or to be the other? This unique duality is not only the didactic of Raj’s internal life, but it is the music of Jane. No wonder the ocean continues to be Raj’s muse, the artist’s obsession must be as protean as the artist himself.
Jane., pop indie, indie rock, shoegaze, dream pop, 90's brit pop tones, singer songwriter, Raj Jain, "Ingenue", new project, India, America, tender, psychedelia,
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