Single release date: 16th June 2023 �Simply calling Aaron a guitarist and songwriter is a little like calling Warhol a painter. It misses the mark by miles.� Tim Carroll � FolkWords �This album really is a proper immersive experience,...

Single release date: 16th June 2023

�Simply calling Aaron a guitarist and songwriter is a little like calling Warhol a painter. It misses the mark by miles.� Tim Carroll � FolkWords

�This album really is a proper immersive experience, way beyond good songwriting and performance.� Paul Jackson � Fatea

�Gotta Believe� is the latest single from guitarist and singer songwriter, Jake Aaron. Featuring a guest appearance from renowned jazz fusion guitarist, John Etheridge (of Soft Machine, Hawkwind, solo acclaim and many collaborations), it�s one of the harder rocking tracks from Jake Aaron�s newly-released album, Always Seeking . The album was released on digital formats on 17th May 2023 and is also available on CD from 7th June.

Talking about �Gotta Believe� single Jake says: �I�m partial to some heavy rock now and again, so I enjoyed writing this track. In the studio, John Etheridge put aside his boutique Jazz amp which he�d used for a jazzier track on the album, and plugged his guitar into the studio�s Marshall. The solo sounds like molten lava dripping off the fretboard, lovely stuff.� Kate Kurdyak, who also sings �Lupe�s Theme� on the album, is singing backing vocals. Before we recorded it I mentioned to the musicians, who are all very fine Jazz players, that they didn�t have to play this one if they didn�t want. The drummer Marc Parnell replied �jazz players are fine playing rock, it�s rock players who won�t play jazz!�

The album itself, Always Seeking, is a collection of fourteen tracks � a mix of acoustic, rock, blues, saloon piano and a Western cinematic theme. There are some characters along the way � Parnell (�Parnell�s Last Stand�), a young wolf Lupe (�Lupe�s Theme�) and an old dog who�s lost his way (�Leave the Light On�).

Commenting on the album, Jake says: �I�d say it was alt-Americana rather than straight Americana. I grew up listening to bands like The Jam, Ian Dury and The Specials rather than American country � so there are other influences in there�

On the album, Jake is again joined by the excellent team of musicians from his first album, Fag Ash and Beer. These being: Steve Lodder on keyboards, Davide Mantovani on bass, Marc Parnell on drums and Steve Waterman on trumpet. �Some of the best players in the UK,� as the BBC�s Linley Hamilton noted. There are also guest appearances from the phenomenal John Etheridge on lead guitar (�Gotta Believe�, �Four Coaches� and �The Revenant�); and the wonderful Kate Kurdyak of Canadian noir-pop band Vox Rea (�Lupe�s Theme� and �Gotta Believe�).

The album will be available in a limited-run CD format from 7th June � with artwork by the fantastic Anthony MacBain (Grand Theft Auto).

ABOUT JAKE AARON:

A British guitarist and songwriter who has �moved among both folk and jazz circles� (�Cosmic Jazz� � Feb 2023) Jake�s first EP of acoustic pieces was released in 2015 to positive reviews from folk and indie reviewers. His 2018 single �Give Me Your Horse� was a bigger, jazzier number which had airplay on both folk stations as well as jazz, including the BBC�s Jazz Nights. He released his first album in 2019 Fag Ash and Beer, a collection of songs, longer lyrical offerings and instrumentals which was nominated for Debut Album of The Year by Fatea Magazine. He has released a handful of mainly acoustic singles since then.

ALBUM RELEASE NOTES:

ARTIST: Jake Aaron

TITLE: Always Seeking

CATALOGUE NO: JA10

LABEL: Jake Aaron Records

RELEASE DATE: 17th May 2023 (Digital), 7th June 2023 (CD)

FORMAT Digital: / CD

FILE UNDER: Folk / Blues / Rock /� Jazz

AVAILABLE: Online / CD

DIRECT FROM: iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, jakeaaron.com

Album streaming link: https://jakeaaron.com/always-seeking

Website:�https://www.jakeaaron.com/home

Facebook:�https://www.facebook.com/jakeaaronmusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakeaaronmusic

Instagram:� https://www.instagram.com/jakeaaronmusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wIrG2gCGDYJ0YImaroH1

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