Jack Jose

The cover of my new single is a picture of me. If I remember correctly, this was my 2nd grade school photo. If I'm not conflating two events, I believe I gave myself this haircut in the days leading up…

Nightmare sitting there, leaning back in your electric chair

Time flies. Who knows where you lost the will to even care. 

What are you doing now? 

Sitting around

Instead of picking them up

Putting them down

Your question gives the…

This is an entirely unscientific, 100% accurate description of how albums should work. After thousands of hours of research, and hard-won insights from the dark ages when you had to purchase a whole album in order to listen to your…

When your tears won't rise)  When my memory doesn't shock you

The way cigarette smoke wends and becomes sky

In the arms of the one who loved me for a moment

That is where I'll spend eternity

Chasing laughter through…

On the occasion of the release of “That's Where I'll Be,” I've gathered and shared my thoughts about its creation. I hope you love it. 

The music

While there are some amazing performances on the album, this song contains my…

Distal

I feel so raw, insecure 

Certain enough to say I think i’m sure

There are things you feel, and things you know 

When you’re strong enough to let your lifeline go

I took flight when my will failed

And…

Independent musicians around the world struggle to promote their music and to find fans who love their songs. One way fans connect with artists is by allowing the algorith to simply feed them soundalike songs until they find something they…

Even if you were looking for evidence of an impending Ai apocalypse, you probably wouldn't have had “AI develops religions” on your list of concerns. Yet this may be just what is happening.

As outlined in this article in the…

Recently a millenial at work told me she doesn't keep a calendar. She “just remembers” to go to work despite a really weird schedule we keep at the Emergency Communications Center with 12 hour days and alternating weeks. And I…

Today I watched the documentary Crossing the Bridge - The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akin, narrated by bassist Alexander Hacke. It explores the question of whether Istanbul is where the East starts or whether questions of “east” and “west”…