Kevin Bronson on May 10th, 2022

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Rounding up fine new singles from Joel Jerome, Together Pangea and Day Wave on this breezy May day …

JOEL JEROME, “Everybody Come On”

“Everybody Come On” is the closing track on Joel Jerome’s new album (and first for Dangerbird Records), “Super Flower Blood Moon,” which comes out Friday. As with singles such as “When You Land,” “Falling Star” and “We Made It Home,” it’s a finely crafted slice of OG songwriting, elevated by Laena Myers-Ionita’s violin. Here, Jerome contemplates his place as a “local legend,” injecting some bittersweet humor into the proceedings: “If all my fans are lazy / I’ll still play the show for you maybe / If my own mom won’t sing my songs / Life will go on for me baby,” he sings. Whether you know Jerome from his Dios days, or from one of the L.A. acts he has produced or mentored, or only recently came upon his work, this album is a triumph by somebody who should be more than locally famous.

TOGETHER PANGEA, “Grass”

It’s summertime, and (checks inventory) L.A. rockers Together Pangea had just the song for it. “Grass” was originally recorded for last year’s full-length “DYE,” and now the straight-ahead punk-rocker is brought to lfie. Speaking of life, bassist Danny Begston says of the song: “On one hand, ‘Grass’ is about the gradual (but more frequent) realizations of your own mortality through aging, and on the other, it’s about attempting to find comfort in knowing there is an end, and that life goes on as it did before and after we are gone.” The release signals the arrival of a busy touring season for the trio, including a June/July European jaunt that includes dates with Jimmy Eat World and the Get Up Kids. But first, two local shows: June 2 at the Observatory and June 3 at the Regent Theater.

DAY WAVE, “Loner”

A month and a half after announcing “Pastlife” — Day Wave’s first album in five years — and revealing the title track, Jackson Phillips is back with the fourth single from the album. “Loner” is another gently propulsive guitar-pop track, Phillips’ breezily singing about letting go. “This song deals with times where I was struggling with anxiety, and always anticipating the end of a good experience,” he says. “Sometimes those anxious times can feel very lonely, but the feeling of letting it fade away can be almost euphoric.”