Jess Chalker - 'Dance in the Rain'
London based singer/songwriter/ producer Jess Chalker creates a storm of high energy 80s inspired indie rock/ synth pop on current single, ‘Dance in the Rain’.
Produced by Jess Chalker, supported by key additional production from Nathan Cunial, Robby de Sa (Sony) and Rob Wilkes, ’Dance in the Rain’ is a suspenseful piece that crawls with vibrant shadowy sounds opening with spacious trance-like tones, before rolling into a dark yet uplifting, energetic anthem, lamenting the mental struggles of mundane living, working draining jobs and finally taking the risk of starting afresh, living in the moment and chasing the things that bring us fulfilment.
Dramatic, compelling, and liberating ‘Dance in the Rain’ bubbles with catchy dance-rock atmospherics nodding towards Eurythmics stylistics as it rolls into a an energetic groove that commands earth’s natural elements with flickering fiery determination, buoyant and airy synths, grounded, punchy beats and needling guitar tones, closing experimentally on edgy hip-hop esque beats and art poppy, yelping and “oomphy” samples.
Chalker’s vocals is soulful, deep and formidable drawing shades of familiarity towards a hybrid of contemporaries such as Annie Lennox, Kate Bush and Jessie Ware, while still remaining distinctive and intriguing.
’Dance in the Rain’ is an expansive and exhilarating hit of haunting alt pop, drawing on the adrenaline rush and danger of stepping outside of what is safe, embrace the unknown and an empowering example of a fight fairly won to reach soul-satisfying freedom from whatever weighs you down.
Words of Karla Harris