“Jalen Rose” originated in email and text conversations between Adrian Acosta and Jessica Huang of Draag during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 with a demo following in 2021. And now the song in its mature, properly recorded in the studio form is being released ahead of the debut LP from the project due out in late Spring of 2024 through á La Carte Records. Taking inspiration from late night walks through the Wan Chan neighborhood of Hong Kong, a locale that is both one of the busiest commercial districts in the city but also ample urban decay. Meaning it’s surely a place that has energy and a certain haunted quality to boot especially after the usual business hours of daytime. Musically the song is in the realm of dream pop but with more rich and textural guitar work mixed in with uplifting electronic melodies and beautifully ethereal vocals courtesy Huang, Acosta and Chelsey Holland. Acosta, Huang and Chris King, aka Kai Tak, of Cold Showers fame have crafted in this song a soundscape that is resonant with what Curve was doing in the early 90s and perfectly blending shoegaze tones and aesthetics with that of electronic music in a way you can easily get lost in for its just over three and a half minute duration complementing the vocals and buoying up their irresistibly transporting moods. Listen to “Jalen Rose” on Spotify and connect with Kai Tak at the links below.
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