Establishing the mood with an intricate and dimensional guitar performance, JK Jerome opens Profanity with intimate notions and the thought-provoking yet vulnerable prose, “Darling, won’t you tell me of your destiny, did you see it in the tea leaves, dominating your dreams, lately I’ve been feeling fallible, striving to be valuable, who’s judging who, and I tried my best to try and test, it ain’t easy being human…”
Profanity expands with textured drums with a high spiritual quotient and a message of unity. We appreciate the message and intention of the track that acknowledges that it is not easy being human whilst creating a commentary on shared purpose. The outro is sublime and reminds us of early Radiohead as JK Jerome shares his ethereal vocals.
Speaking on the release, JK Jerome confesses, “Profanity is a conversation with a younger self, rooted in growing up poor in 1990s Britain, where class, poverty and potential collide. At its centre is the line: Profanity is a single parent family. A reclamation of the stigma once placed on single mothers by the Murdoch tabloid press, reframed with compassion and precision.”
We learn that JK Jerome created the unique soundscape for Profanity by combining finger-picked electric guitar, foley-style percussion, deep sub bass, and warped delay textures shaped through a Chase Bliss Mood pedal. There is no doubt that Profanity holds a cinematic allure and would be perfect for a film like Fish Tank, or Kes, and a TV show like Nine Perfect Strangers.
To write the track he drew inspiration from his Salopian childhood, single-parent upbringing and personal creative drive. It is no surprise that JK Jerome has been featured on BBC Radio 2 with Dermot O’Leary, as well as on Mahogany Sessions. He has performed at Boardmasters Festival, BST Hyde Park, Isle of Wight Festival, and has supported Goldfrapp.
We love what JK Jerome is creating, and have added Profanity to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we anticipate future releases from JK Jerome!