Ahead of his upcoming album, Toronto-based artist Jahmal Padmore has shared the project’s second single “Sorted,” along with a recorded live session.
With phaser-heavy guitar chords lingering over the track, “Sorted” explores the extremes of both spending too much time inside, whether alone or together with the same person.
“This song is about recognizing the need for autonomy in spite of a deep desire to connect to a lover,” Padmore explains. “The main refrain, ‘I can’t give you the things you need, without forsaking a part of me’ is a reflection certain that many of us have felt when falling in and out of relationships that give us all we need in spite of requiring all we have.”
The live performance of “Sorted” was directed by Padmore himself. “After two really long years, the timing of this record couldn’t be more perfect,” he says. “Having written this song in many stages, from acoustic guitar on the couch with my songwriting partner Brendan Philip, to the studio with Benja and Cola, it was only fitting that we film a live performance video with the other members of the fleshed-out band back at Telephone Explosion‘s Studio Z on the east end of Toronto. The long winding hallways with their perfect natural reverberation contrasting against the small studio space where so much magic has been created was the perfect place to bring his performance to life.”
Last month, Padmore announced Esparonto with lead single “Pretty.” Padmore has been an active participant in the Toronto music scene for years producing, writing, and drumming on tracks for artists including The Carps, Thunderheist, MSTRKRFT and Brendan Philip.
Esparonto is due on May 27.
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