JAI WOLF
Releases Debut Album
‘The Cure To Loneliness’
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After hundreds of millions of streams (seventy two million to be exact) on astral-indie-dance anthems like ‘Indian Summer’ and ‘Starlight’, blockbuster festival sets from Indio to India, and regular co-signs from the likes of Skrillex and ODESZA; New York City-based indie-electronic artist JAI WOLF has just released his debut album, ‘The Cure To Loneliness’ via Pod / Inertia Music.
Born in Bangladesh, raised in New York City, and inspired by everything from indie-punk to hip-hop, orchestral symphonies, and the Bollywood classics of his parents; JAI WOLF’s life and music have been defined by a liminal quality that only a third-culture kid could understand. It’s that quality that takes centre-stage on ‘The Cure To Loneliness’; as he slips between references to cultural moments with an ephemeral quality tinged with nostalgia.
The latest track release, ‘Better Apart’ feat. Dresage, is his most exceptionally catchy, danceable, yet personal to date. “It’s about accepting that the person you want to be with might not be right for you, and how coming to that conclusion is a difficult process.”
‘The Cure To Loneliness’ finds JAI WOLF completing his evolution from upstart bedroom remixer to future bass DJ to dream-pop artist and builder of lush musical worlds. While still very much a dance floor-focused endeavor, some tracks on the debut; such as his first double single release, ‘Lose My Mind’ feat. Mr. Gabriel, a transformative alt-pop leaning track, and ‘Telepathy’; a thundering tune that progresses his trademark sound to new heights; conjure the angular songs of The Strokes and Phoenix. For the next single, JAI WOLF collaborated with rising indie-rock artist Day Wave and created ‘Your Way’. “Jackson (Day Wave) was noodling on his guitar and somehow spilled out exactly what I was feeling at the time,” shares JAI WOLF.
Weaving melodies through inspiration from the sugary happysad of M83 and CHVRCHES; he wrote his rousing instrumental single ‘This Song Reminds Me Of You’, capturing a summed-together personal journey. “I started this song at an airport at 5 am. I was about to head out on a bus tour and felt really excited, so I wanted the song to capture that exact feeling.”
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The sunny melodies and bombastic hooks bely subject matter that often ruminates on loneliness, distance, and a lack of place. This all converges to create an emotional complexity to the music that cuts deeper than the average festival fare. The fact that JAI WOLF never quite fit in used to be fuel for his daydreams; now, it’s what makes him one of the most exciting electronic artists of his generation.
JAI WOLF’s huge headline tour including more than 30 dates across North America begins this week, on April 10. 7 of the shows, including Terminal 5 (15,000) in his hometown of New York City and The Shrine Expo Hall (6,300) in Los Angeles, already sold out.
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