Third Man (2022)
I will admit to being disappointed when the last Gentleman Jesse full length, Lose Everything, came out. While it certainly wasn't bad, I found it to be a little more down than I was really wanting out of one of his records. His prior two albums were so bright and energetic, but comparison Lose Everything seemed kind of depressing. The songs were will written and well executed, I just never really find myself wanting to listen to them.
That brings us to this companion 7" that was released on Third Man Records. I bought it ages ago, but just wasn't motivated to listen to it. It's been sitting in a pile of 7"s to review ever since I got it. But, I figure it's time to go through it. The A side is "Compass," which is also on the full length. It's an OK song I guess, but not the one I would have focused on for a 7" single. But I bought this for the two B sides.
First off is "True," a cover by a band called The Fans that I'm not familiar with. I can't compare it to the original, but this Gentleman Jesse version is a fun, fairly upbeat jam. It's catchy and plays well with Jesse's trademark guitar jangle. The second is an original called "Protecting Nothing." I probably like this song better than anything that actually made the album. It's way faster and has more in common with the first two Gentleman Jesse records. That's probably why it didn't make it on to the new one, thematically it feels like an outlier, but if I'm being honest I would rather have an album full of songs like this.
Gentleman Jesse - "True":
https://soundcloud.com/gentlemanjesse/true
Gentleman Jesse - "Protecting Nothing":
https://soundcloud.com/thirdmanrecords/gentleman-jesse-protecting-nothing
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