Last Saturday I drove down to Nashville to meet up with some friends and we went to an album release show for PHANGS by Jake Germany. He used to be part of a group (cardboard kids) but most of his time is spent touring with Relient K and his solo project: PHANGS. Jake is a pretty cool guy and he shows a lot of love to his fans.
For those who haven't even heard of him or listened to his stuff, I can just describe it as 21st century synth pop with 80s flare. It was never my favorite genre, but since I kinda started to get to know the guy, I decided to listen to his stuff and I gotta say it's all really catchy. I find myself having most of the songs stuck in my head for most of the day. His album "Get in my Arms" seems to be built on a lot of emotion and feeling that I think Jake conveys pretty well from his intentional lyrics to his specific beats/sound/synth placements. I'm excited to see what the future holds for him and look forward to hearing some new material. Keep rocking Jake!
(Also feat. on this post is Fleurie who opened for PHANGS)
