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Aug 23, 2022
Exclusive First Listen: Jay Feelbender's Sad Song

We're delighted to bring you some exclusive new sounds from alt-pop pioneer, Jay Feelbender!

Yes, to celebrate the release of his new single 'Pool Paranoia' Jay visited Safe Sounds to lay down some heavy hearted tracks. Today we've released a tender acoustic version of 'Sad Song', which was recorded in the real-life bank vault we operate from.

Watch above or visit our YouTube channel to check out all our recent sessions and releases.

The tender side of Jay Feelbender...

For those of you familiar with Jay's solo music and work with the band Goodbye Honolulu, you'll know that he explores all range of emotions, from exhilaration to fragility.

As the name would suggest, sadness is at the core of this latest track. Inspecting parts of the 'Sad Song' lyrics — "I gave all I had/ and you wasted both our time/ but if you wanted me to/ I would have given you my life" — Jay plays with familiar concepts of love and loss using simple sentences that resonate with authenticity. Sometimes the simplest words hit the hardest, and we're feeling this one.

Just like the first track, Party Down The Street, this song's a beauty and we're really pleased to have been able to capture such pure emotion. We're sure you'll feel it too... be sure to drop us a message in the YouTube comments.

Jay Feelbender's new single 'Pool Paranoia' is also available now on all streaming platforms. If you want to sing along, check out the lyric video.

...and that brings to an end our Jay Feelbender session. Thanks Jay for taking the time to drop in. We'll see you on and off-stage at the heart of the Toronto music scene!

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Jul 20, 2022
Jay Feelbender's Headed To A Party Down The Street - And You're Invited!

We're delighted to share the first of two acoustic tracks we recorded last month with Toronto-based alt-pop artiste Jay Feelbender! That's right, Jay hit up the Safe Sounds bank vault ~ a real-life bank vault at our location in downtown Toronto.

Watch above or visit our YouTube channel to enjoy 'Party Down The Street' in this multi-camera live session extravaganza.

Who is the real Jay Feelbender?

Jay is an amalgamation of many influences. Growing up in the Toronto folk-country scene as the child of a musician, with Shirley temples at the bar and naps behind the drum kit, he entered high school and formed the alt-rock band Goodbye Honolulu. Goodbye Honolulu have performed for thousands opening for Spanish rock band Hinds on multiple U.S tours and performing across North America.

In his solo material, Jay pushes his alt-pop vision with lushly produced tracks that go bang. Jay expresses the through-line of music influencing an artist’s young life; from the fun to the fragile, the introspective to the explosive.

With Party Down The Street, we have a chilled out acoustic version of what is undoubtedly a hook laden pop-song. We love Jay's voice - deep and warm like a hug from a best friend.

We hope you enjoy!

Oh, plus Jay Feelbender's new single will be released worldwide on July 29th so watch this space.

Releases

'Undiagnosed [ALBUM]' artwork
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StillWaves Undiagnosed [ALBUM]
'Your Grandad [ALBUM]' artwork
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Your Grandad Your Grandad [ALBUM]
'Your Grandad [SINGLE]' artwork
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Your Grandad Your Grandad [SINGLE]
'Poison [SINGLE]' artwork
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Your Grandad Poison [SINGLE]
'CERB [SINGLE]' artwork
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Your Grandad CERB [SINGLE]
'OBELISK [EP]' artwork
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Dark Tapes · Bill Cutbill OBELISK [EP]
'You Just Have To Be [EP]' artwork
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RUM DO You Just Have To Be [EP]
'Alles Ist Besser [SINGLE]' artwork
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Theo Vandenhoff Alles Ist Besser [SINGLE]
'New Era [EP]' artwork
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World News New Era [EP]
'AMFTK [REMIX SINGLE]' artwork
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'Scenic Equilibrium [LP]' artwork
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Provincial Parcs Scenic Equilibrium [LP]
'Juice Opinion / Fake News [DOUBLE A]' artwork
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Your Grandad Juice Opinion / Fake News [DOUBLE A]
'O [DOUBLE A]' artwork
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Idious Carrie O [DOUBLE A]
'Heartache Is An Empty Room [EP]' artwork
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Theo Vandenhoff Heartache Is An Empty Room [EP]
'Confetti and... / A ↝ B [DOUBLE A]' artwork
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RUM DO Confetti and... / A ↝ B [DOUBLE A]
'Descenending [REMIX SINGLE]' artwork
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World News Descenending [REMIX SINGLE]
'AMAZONAS [LP]' artwork
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Bill Cutbill AMAZONAS [LP]
'Gather [EP]' artwork
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Loji Gather [EP]
'The Chosen [EP]' artwork
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World News The Chosen [EP]
'Black Cat [REMIX SINGLE]' artwork
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World News Black Cat [REMIX SINGLE]
'Joy Ride (and then I wake up) [SINGLE]' artwork
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Bill Cutbill Joy Ride (and then I wake up) [SINGLE]
'A Bit More Mellow Back Then [REMIX SINGLE]' artwork
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World News A Bit More Mellow Back Then [REMIX SINGLE]
'Why [EP]' artwork
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RUM DO Why [EP]
'lay down, lovers [EP]' artwork
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RUM DO lay down, lovers [EP]