Tearjerk Release Face to Face EP
The latest from Vanessa Jollay’s project, Tearjerk, just dropped a week or so ago, but I got in the Internet weeds, so didn’t have time to properly do the Face to Face EP justice. Through the six songs featured on the EP, you get to sample the various ways in which the band are taking traditional Texas spirits and mixing them into their own powerful sound. Take “Face to Face” for instance, where you can are greeted with this powerful bit of balladry, but where tradition might throw in more drawl and empty space, Tearjerk stomp on their pedals and fill your ears with this wall of punchy distortion, so you get Jollay’s sparkling vocals and the shimmering of dreamy noise! Perhaps you just want tradition, and that’s in here too by way of “Can’t You See I’m Changin” and “Blueberry,” both which show the Vanessa’s voice as the clear star. Please, do yourself a favor and spend a little time with Face to Face today!