Stream: Nightjacket, ‘Waking Up With You’

Kevin Bronson on March 29th, 2019

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In the almost four years since L.A. dream-pop band Nightjacket released their first EP, singer Holland Belle has been piling up the frequent flyer miles. In 2016, she had put the project on hold to move to Berlin to be with her boyfriend. “I met with (guitarist/co-founder) Jordan (Wiggins) and told him that I had to give Berlin a shot, but I didn’t want to lose the band,” Belle says. “I was afraid he’d be done with it, but he was so supportive. I had even more faith in the project after that moment.”

Fast-forward to today: Nightjacket unveiled “Waking Up With You,” the first single from their debut full-length “Beauty in the Dark.” It’s a song that marries Belle’s folk-singer roots with the shimmering sound of her full band. Recalling Mazzy Star, the Sundays and 10,000 Maniacs, Nightjacket’s languid melancholy carries with it the air of someone who’s been buffeted by the winds of love.

Says Wiggins: “I think all of us have experienced the ups and downs of relationships — and this album certainly paints a picture of that arc — but I hope it ultimately gives comfort to listeners who might be going through some of the same things. If it does, then we’ve done our job.”

The album, made with producer Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Army Navy, Yo La Tengo, the Submarines), is out May 31.

||| Stream: “Waking Up With You”