Taste Test: Emmett Drueding mocks the state of things on new song, ‘When Jazz Dies’
The Philadelphia musician pokes at the dire state of humanity on his new song.
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The majesty of nature is vanishing right before our eyes. It might appear that it’s beyond our control, yet humanity has been in control this whole time and utterly destroyed the very root of our beginnings. Our culture is fading, too, as wayward clouds gliding down below the horizon, and we’re left grasping at anything and everything to save the shell of what once was. Philadelphia’s folksy ramblin’ man Emmett Drueding mocks the state of things with his new song. “When Jazz Dies” is a slyly dry and icy performance piece on which he never minces his words but sends up a warning flare. “Natural selection sounds so nice!” he bites this thumb, chomping off a slice of flesh. He consumes it down but only as a metaphor for our own ignorance. Violins and guitar prance in the light behind him, penetrating the proverbial bubble and letting the air slowly leak. We’ve only got ourselves to blame.
“When Jazz Dies” samples his new album, Tightrope Walker, out later this year.
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Photo Credit: Bob Sweeney
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