JAKKO M. JAKSZYK - neues Musikvideo ‘Son Of Glen’
Jakko M. Jakszyk, den man vielleicht am besten als Leadsänger und zweiten Gitarristen von King Crimson kennt, hat vor kurzem sein neues Soloalbum „Son Of Glen“ angekündigt.
Das Album erscheint am 27. Juni 2025 und ist eine Art Begleitwerk zu seinen gefeierten Memoiren „Who's The Boy With The Lovely Hair“. Das Buch erschien im Oktober 2024.
Heute veröffentlicht er ein Musikvideo für den bereits veröffentlichten 10- Minuten Titel Track "Son Of Glen". Das Video könnt ihr hier sehen: https://youtu.be/potSz6-zyIU
Jakko kommentiert: "I finally discovered who my father was after decades of fruitless searching. This was only 3 years ago. Turns out he was a US airman stationed in England in the 50's who went back to the States and that he died when I would have been 14. 'Son Of Glen' is a fantasy based around the idea that my father, a man I never knew, was somehow guiding me from a far. The video attempts to tell the tale, and bring my father back to life”
Jakko's remarkable songcraft is evident on ‘Son Of Glen’, as his elegiac lyric muses on our fixation with nostalgia and the human condition, and yet where great songwriting, pathos and poetry would be enough to satiate most listeners, let us not forget that Jakko is (somewhat enviably) also a phenomenal guitarist, exceptional singer and multi-instrumentalist, whose precision production and skill for crafting glorious spatial soundscapes takes his arsenal of talents and skills, to a place where it's more than justified to say, there is no one else quite like Jakko, doing everything that he does, with the proficiency he does it.
‘Son Of Glen’ will be available as a Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold LP & as Digital Album. The full tracklist is below:
1. Ode To Ballina 02:11
2. Somewhere Between Then And Now 07:41
3. How Did I Let You Get So Old? 05:58
4. This Kiss Never Lies 07:06
5. Ode To Ballina (Reprise) 02:11
6. I Told You So 05:41
7. (Get A) Proper Job 01:37
8. Son Of Glen 10:18
Listen & pre-order now here: https://jakkomjakszyk.lnk.to/SonOfGlen-Album
Despite being seemingly the last person to recognise this: Jakko stands in a league of his own.
This in itself, we can muse upon, could well be the manifestation of an unwanted child who felt they had everything to prove. A core theme of his book, a theme many people themselves can relate to in some capacity.
Whether emotional hardship has driven Jakko to the place where 'Son Of Glen' has culminated, or simply a need to reach out to the spectre of his late Father, it gives credence to the romantic notion that one's best art is produced from periods of struggle. 'Son Of Glen' is undeniably Jakko M. Jakszyk's triumph, which succinctly showcases an extraordinary life and career of an unparalleled musician, producer and songwriter.
The album also features appearances by drummer’s Gavin Harrison (King Crimson/Porcupine Tree) and Ian Mosley (Marillion), cellist Caroline Lavelle, Louise Patricia Crane on vocals and Jakko’s son Django on bass guitar.
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Quelle: Oktober Promotion