Joh Chase’s songs from the forthcoming album SOLO (due April 26, 2024 via Kill Rock Stars) each seem to have their own personality and style but all informed by a poetic outlook and personal insight into life’s transitional moments. The single “Gone” finds the melody centered around Chase’s expressive vocals and words that seem to come from a moment when maybe you feel like you’ve run out of luck (“Gone, my four-leaf clover”) and left to your own devices by former partners and even your dog, for now. Chase seems to accept the latter in stride because the dog will find her way home and our narrator in the words “And I’m gone with the wind, now,” leaning into circumstance rather than bemoaning it because so much is transitory and sometimes these changes are the best course for your life whether you are completely aware of it or not. The note struck by the end of the song is one of triumph and exulting in the moment. The minimal, rhythmic guitar work and drums flow where Chase guides them with their introspective and spirited moments lending the song an organic feel like you’re with Chase in accepting an intuitive approach to what might otherwise be more challenging times in one’s life. Watch the video for “Gone” on YouTube and follow Chase at the links provided.
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