The track is the second offering from Rosenthal's upcoming solo debut The Killing Language.
Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jesse Rosenthal shared his new single "Ever Since You Left." The track is the second offering from Rosenthal's upcoming solo debut The Killing Language. Look at My Records featured the track today as a "New & Notable" pick, praising, "The track flows with a lively, bombastic energy that stems from a combination of over-the-top lyrics and Rosenthal's own knowledge of 80s pop music tropes, which he seamlessly incorporates into the song's instrumentation and structure. The big, shiny riff that arrives just before the three-minute mark and serves as the bridge to a series of more subdued ones really stands out as fitting into this mold, as it sounds like it was plucked right out of the credits of a John Hughes film."
The Killing Language features Rosenthal's sonic range and complexity, taking listeners on a journey spanning traditional genre boundaries, yet offers a consistent, underlying tone of whimsy and camp. Listen to "Mitzvah Bells" on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp now - The Killing Language is out April 2nd.Jesse Rosenthal, the Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist and composer, makes lush, labyrinthine pop music. The songwriter and pianist in the up and coming band Advertisement, Rosenthal's work as a solo artist is thorny, complicated, and above all else, breathtaking. His first official debut record, The Killing Language, hones in on issues of masculinity and mental health by way of baroque flourishes and heady arrangements.
Listening to The Killing Language feels kind of like if Van Dyke Parks decided to write songs for Abba. Rosenthal crafts music that feels like getting used to a pool of cold water. First you experience the initial shock of arpeggiated pianos and stoic guitar riffs going in every possible direction. Then the songs warm up, they begin to feel like home, like an old house covered in chintzy wallpaper that blooms with little sonic flowers from every inch. The record was written in quarantine over the course of only three months, which he self-recorded, produced, and mixed in his own bedroom studio. Rosenthal had scrapped a full-length record that ultimately felt unfocused. During quarantine, things crystalized into focus, and The Killing Language rapidly came into existence.Listen here:
Photo Credit: Che Hise-Gattone
Videos