Vancouver jazz artist Eva Schubert returned with her new EP Hot Damn Romance last month, which can be seen as her inspired love letter to old school jazz.
“The essence of this EP is real musicians, playing live in studio together. I deliberately avoided electronic sounds because there is something direct and resonant about the musicianship, and we wanted to showcase that. Also, what I think a lot of people love about old school jazz is this very quality of sound, which often gets lost in the jungle of contemporary production. The other characteristic of vintage jazz is fresh and thoughtful lyrics, which is something I tried to bring to this as well.”
You can feel all of this come to life earnestly through the EP’s single “Brawler,” a smooth as hell modern-day jazz offering with some witty insight from Schubert who goes all-in on this character she’s describing, creating a fully formed effort as a result with plenty of sharp instrumentation to create a track that quite simply bursts out with life.
Enjoy a stream to “Brawler” below.
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