It’s not often that you can combine somber, gauzy bedroom-pop with legit pop hooks, but somehow New Jersey’s Jake Elijah has accomplished it. “Shelly Wants Me Home” sounds like it could be on a warbly, aged cassette (no wonder, it was recorded directly to tape), and yet, the refrains here prove to be subtle earworms delivered in Elijah’s warm, comforting baritone. This one sounds like it belongs in the 70s and the 20s simultaneously – check it out below if you want to feel warm, fuzzy, and nostalgic – it’s also on Spotify.
Jake Elijah – “Shelly Wants Me Home”
