Setting the tone with an enigmatic guitar melody and textured drums with percussion, Oliver Jordan opens Pedestal with dimensionality, intrigue and atmospheric vocals.
The opus expands into a dark wave meets grunge hybrid, laced with poetic prowess as Oliver Jordan takes us on a subversive journey through his spirit and mind. Speaking on the meaning of the song, the artist shares his wisdom by saying, “Don’t put anyone on a pedestal. It goes to their heads. Then you will suffer.”
He adds, “The project is all about suffering and bringing back mystique into today’s computerized, quantized, perfectionated, and therefore often sterile, soulless music that all sounds the same.”
The talented multi-instrumentalist cites R.E.M., Nirvana, and Daniel Johnston as some of his influences, which we can feel come through in the design of Pedestal, although there is no doubt that Oliver Jordan is creating a universe of his own.
Deeply in touch with his emotions and in line with his sound, Oliver Jordan has a mysterious past, where after a failed suicide attempt in the recording studio, he was committed to a mental institution where he reportedly died in a freak accident, when he “choked on false teeth that a fellow patient had hidden in his banana pudding.”
It says on his Spotify that, “Due to the odd circumstances surrounding his death, many believe he may have faked it in order to escape from the mental hospital, leave the U.S. and start busking around Europe – something he always wanted to do.”
We appreciate the existential themes that Oliver Jordan shares with his artistry, and have added Pedestal to our New Music Spotlight playlist whilst we explore his aptly titled album, Prisoner Of Mind.