Project Description
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JOCK RAINE
‘Time Away’
(Single Review)
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Release Date:
15th April 2022
Reviewer: Melanie Griffiths
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‘Time Away expands on Jock Raine characteristic confessional style with a dreamy atmosphere, conjuring references to Beach House albeit with his DIY focus; giving us a clear indication of what’s yet to come. ‘This confessional space that Raine has created seems to be one that the singer/songwriter is entirely comfortable inhabiting.’ – Amnplify on Waiting
Perth singer/songwriter Jock Raine has returned with his latest song “Time Away” to whisk us to a space where we can drift off to when we need a safe place from life’s daily grind. His new single “Time Away” also shows further creative progression in songwriting.
Jock recorded “Time Away” in his home studio in Perth which gives the song an immediately warm and uncomplicated raw sound. Featuring a sparkling guitar, distorted fuzzed-out guitar riffs and that classic indie-rock drum beat that keeps everything tight and rhythmic, with “Time Away” Jock maintains his passion for indie-rock with a hue of shoegaze seeping in at the edges. “Time Away” focuses on the need to stop and disconnect from the negativity and anxiety that nips at the heels of us all. For Jock, it’s those pessimistic thoughts that hold us back from truly allowing us to see the good in the world around us. In “Time Away” Jock muses that that he needs to allow himself to become vulnerable to the possibilities that surround him.
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“Time Away” certainly drifts with an unhurried pace and floats with that dreamy melancholy that permeates the music of many other Perth artists, maybe it’s that Western Australian sandgroper lifestyle where our pressures are the same but life just moves a little more slowly here. Yet the end result is still similar to the vibe of a Kurt Vile, Methyl Ethel or Beach House song. Wistful and melodic like a tendril of smoke rising into the air.
The introspective aspect of Jock’s music is evidence that the singer’s strength lay in his introspective approach to production, and his confessional style of songwriting comes across almost like he’s whispering a secret to the listener. “Time Away” further opens up the world that which Jock Raine finds himself in. The contemplative “Time Away” provides an indulgent escape from the mundane whilst letting us know it’s okay to do so.
‘Time Away’ will be in digital stores on the 15th of April
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