Wild Honey (2019)
It's been so long since there was a new release from Gentleman Jesse that I thought there would never been another one. Then, out of nowhere, Wild Honey announced that they would be selling a new two song 7" at the Fuzzville Festival in Spain, limited to two hundred copies. Well, I knew there was no way I was getting to Spain and I don't think I know anyone in Spain who could have picked one up for me, so I started to stress out about how I was going to get my hands on this record.
I wish I had a really creative story about how I was able to track one down, but inexplicably a copy just popped up on Discogs a few weeks ago. I grabbed it immediately at a very reasonable price as I would have been willing to pay significantly more if necessary. I'm very lucky to have been able to get this record and I have to just chalk it up to dumb luck, but I'll take it.
The two new songs on this 7" were recorded during the Leaving Atlanta sessions. A side "Bryan" is upbeat and reminds me of my very favorite Gentleman Jesse song "I Don't Wanna Know." On the B side is "Hate To See You Say." This one has a slower tempo, more reminiscent of the lower key moments of Leaving Atlanta, but still every bit a poppy of an earworm as anything else Jesse has ever release.
I'm really thrilled to finally have a few new Gentleman Jesse songs. I can only hope this somehow leads to another album one day. Jesse writes some of my very favorite songs and I just want to hear more of them.
Gentleman Jesse & His Men - "Bryan":
https://wildhoneyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bryan-hate-to-see-you-stay
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