"Cry On Me" - Jesse Jo Stark

Jesse Jo Stark recently released her newest single “Cry On Me”. Stark is known for her classic indie-rock sounding tunes, and this single falls into that category perfectly.

There is something truly mesmerizing about her voice, and it’s really refreshing listening to a natural-sounding voice compared to the compressed and autotuned vocals of the mainstream music industry today. The way she lets minor “flaws” exist in the song; leaving voice cracks or obvious breaths of air in, makes it more natural, honest and fragile - and definitely more beautiful.

This song is a powerful and gloomy love song with lots of emotions from start to finish. She sings about love being completely hopeless at times, and absolutely perfect at other times. On the surface this song might seem like a sad or even depressing song, but if you dig deeper into it, the lyrics are very romantic, which makes you understand how strong and powerful a love can truly be. Her lyrics differentiate from the classic pop lyrics we see everywhere today, and they never fail to bring a bigger meaning to the table.

If there is something you can count on, it’s her sweet soft vocals, which quite literally sound like a summer’s day on the farm with a guitar on the porch. Looking at it more technically, the mix and mastering of the track is based on stacks on stacks on stacks of reverb, which suits the song so well, as it brings out the depth of her voice. When I first heard the song, I couldn’t make up the reason for the instrumental being so beautiful and almost magical, as no specific instruments or rhythm stood out to me. Now, as I’m listening to it for the 30th time, I still can’t pinpoint what exactly makes it sound so good. I guess that’s the magic behind it all. Definitely my absolute favorite song of hers.