The bittersweet tone carries through to Coolhand Jax’s recent releases. Firstly ‘Met With a Friend’, an acoustic track which explores the allure of nostalgia and the pitfalls built into reflection. With a sound which never rises beyond a careful, compassionate croon, Weissman paints childhood as something both glorious and difficult. A time full of pain which we spend our lives pining for all the same.

I walk into the room and she’s crying
On the couch
Soap opera TV playing out
One day they’re in, one day they’re out
I don’t know why

I said do you wanna know what I’m thinking
In my head?
Mama, I’m every single one I’ve ever met

Now Coolhand Jax is back with another single, ‘Bigger Cities’.  Telling “the story of lost love to futures one can’t be a part of” as the artist puts it, the track opens with a warm wash of patient intimacy and gradually blossoms into something richer. At first with a decidedly wistful drum beat and guitar line, but eventually into a series of cathartically weighty breakdowns. Each interspersed by lulls of quiet but returning stronger, as though gathering energy with each cycle. Already a fan favourite at Coolhand shows, the song is being released alongside a live taping/recording of the song and a physical lyric book.

‘Met With a Friend’ and ‘Bigger Cities’ are out now and available from Bandcamp.

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The track lurches around like the hideous product of some genetic experiment gone wrong, staggering the halls, alive and angry and relishing it’s weirdness.

The album can be pre-ordered now from Bandcamp, either digitally or on a USB stick encased in a ball of mozzarella (for the bargain price of $100). As the band explain:

“Until we get or someone gives us the money to release this album on vinyl, it will be available on USB drive embedded in a ball of mozzarella cheese. We will personally embed the USB and overnight the cheese packed in ice, though we CANNOT say that the cheese will be edible upon receipt. Everybody has an opinion about the best format for music these days; this is ours”

The mozzarella is limited to 1,000,000 so make sure you are quick. You don’t want to be one of those losers who missed the cheese.

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Listen to two tracks below (and download them free of charge on Bandcamp). They plan to record a debut EP in the near future so keep an eye out.

Summer isn’t over until we say so.

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