St Louis three-piece Jailbox are delighted to announce the release of their beautifully introspective single Idea Jar, out now via FarmerTanz Records.
Idea Jar displays a unique and ethereal quality to Jailbox’ music; dreamy, sensitive vocals are elegantly lifted by simple, yet effective, guitar pieces, affecting layers of atmospheric percussion add to an already sumptuous song, brought together expertly by beguiling strings. Exploring themes of loss, letting go and personal reflection, Idea Jar perfectly exhibits Jailbox’ evocative, thought provoking music, which brims with emotion, carefully crafted musicianship and easily relatable lyrical content the likes of Owen, Pinback and Sufjan Stevens would be proud of.
In this interview spotlight, we chat with Jailbox about their new release, influences, being a musician in the digital era and more.
Q&A along with links and a stream of their single Idea Jar below.
Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What attracted you to this genre(s) or style(s)?
The sounds resonate with us as listeners.
What led you into this journey with music? And further, what drives you to push it out to the public?
We create for ourselves and to honor our experiences. We hope in doing so to connect with other people’s experiences. It kind of found us all. We are doing our best to create music and sounds that express our interpretation of playing music.
Who or what influences your creativity? Have your tastes in music changed over time?
The world we live in, really. Stories are told every day, through more than words or sounds. The music we do hear and connect with obviously blossoms thoughts and desires of songwriting, however, every day interactions and simplicity like the weather changing resonate with our thinking.
There are still bands we listen to from forever ago, it seems, but just like taste buds, I think we’re always trying to advance and progress for new experiences. Some things just stay great. It’s always a blessing to connect with something that strikes us as ‘timeless’.
Were you trying to accomplish anything specific on this new project? Creatively or otherwise?
We are always trying to expand recording & songwriting. This was a great project that initiated more creation, getting us back into our songwriting process.
What was the last song you listened to?
Hop Along – “Tibetan Pop Stars”
Bon Iver – “29#strafford apts”
Bruno Mars – “24K magic”
Monk Parker – “Wanna be Forgotten”
Which do you prefer? Vinyl? CDs? MP3s?
We love the sound /feel of vinyls. Mp3/ streaming is better used for convenience
How about this one…. Do you prefer Spotify? Apple Music? Bandcamp? Or something else? Why?
We prefer Bandcamp. Bandcamp is free, it’s great outlet to find a viable source of artist’s work
Other than the digital era overwhelming us with access to an abundance of music, what is the biggest challenge you face when trying to connect with or find new fans?
Society’s growing lack of attention span vs making the listener invest into what you are actually trying to be doing.
Where is the best place to connect with you online? Discover more music?
Jailbox.bandcamp, spotify, i-tunes, google play (all major outlets)
Anything else you’d like to add before signing off?
Thanks for taking the time to listen and checking our new tune. We much appreciate it.
