New Ditty from Joel Jerome

Joel Jerome first came to my attention long ago as one part of Dios, but like many things musical, I lost track of him, only to discover his work again recently as part of Dangerbird’s Microdose Series. The opening moments definitely feel like they look brightly upon Joel’s home of LA; there’s this natural sunshine coming through in the way he plays his guitar. There’s also some nostalgia, with some of his licks sounding a lot like Holly or Valens (to me anyways). About midway through the tune, Joel switches gears, slowing things way down, letting that guitar take on more emotion so as to match up with the vocals; it ends up being this slow burn out that beautifully wraps the track up.