He may solely be 19 years previous nonetheless, however New Jersey folk-rocker Jake Thistle is aware of his manner round a tune. In his new single, ‘Brooklyn Can Wait’, he sings, considerably ruefully,

“You’ll be able to reinvent your self within the metropolis, and see how lengthy it takes that new coronary heart to interrupt.”

He’s singing to a younger lady, who’s making it her mission to place away the infantile issues and make her manner on the planet as an impartial particular person. However Jake Thistle is smart past his years and in his stunningly stunning new single, it’s clear that he’s not solely addressing her, but additionally reminding himself. Issues don’t go away even in the event you transfer to a unique location or change into extra profitable – generally, they really change into worse. You’ve started working on them.

It’s not all sober knowledge from Jake Thistle; he could be rowdy too. His breakthrough single, ‘Ghosted Highway’, launched final yr, is a searingly passionate monitor, with a heartbreaking melody, which was recognised by Indie Boulevard, who named it Finest Americana Tune of 2022. He’s change into a agency favorite within the golf equipment of Asbury Park, and that’s a spot that definitely is aware of expertise after they see it.

‘Brooklyn Can Wait’ is heartfelt, honest, and fantastically carried out, expressing the form of knowledge that almost all artists could be fortunate to accumulate in a lifetime. Thistle’s supply is each soothing and soulful, with a compassion that’s unattainable to overlook, as he warns the listener, in addition to himself, in regards to the risks to be present in rising up too quick.

The music video for ‘Brooklyn Can Wait’, directed by Johnny Servais, sees Jake sitting and strumming on the ground in his bed room, reflecting on these selections laying earlier than him. His humility stays as he makes it to the massive metropolis; he busks in a subway station, singing his phrases of warning to all who cross by. There’s one other character within the clip although, the younger lady in query, who can be seen styling Jake’s hair. She finds the streets invigorating, and is totally taken up by every thing in regards to the quick tempo of life, and is completely unafraid to throw her previous life away and reinvent herself as somebody new.

Watch the inspiring music video for ‘Brooklyn Can Wait’ right here, and discover out extra about Jake Thistle and his music on-line on his official web site, YouTube, Fb, Instagram, and TikTok.

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