Not all songs fall into place immediately.
Some take weeks to formulate, while others take months to fully emerge… a very few, however, will take years.
Such is the case with Jack River's new cut 'Palo Alto'. A superb piece of breezy guitar pop from the Australian newcomer, the track took some time to actually complete.
Jack River – an alias for Holly Rankin – explains:
"I wrote and recorded 'Palo Alto' through so many times in my life that the song became a kind of folder for memories and sentiments over a long stretch of time. I started writing it in my hometown, then continued it in Sydney (my friend lived in a building called Palo Alto), and then wrote the rest in different trips to the studio."
"It was always destined to be sun-drenched and gritty and gilded in synths and electric guitars – I wanted to find the line between the '90s, early 2000s and now, and blend all my dreams of a highway song into one. The moment this song came together, production-wise, it felt like the beginning of Jack River. It's about letting go but not giving up, melancholic-but-sure endings, and people realising magic when it's too late – even though you knew it all along."
A riposte to the fading summer, this is gleaming, sunshine indie with a bittersweet edge. Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Dana Trippe
