New Music Review - ‘Lonely’ by Jaz Paterson

The cover art for Lonely, a very moving single off Jaz’s upcoming EP in November.

First of all, this review is a bit late as I have only just discovered the talented Jaz Paterson very recently. Despite this, her latest single Lonely (released 13th August 2021) has been on repeat and I wanted to share my opinion on it for you all as you will probably become just as obsessed with the track after hearing it, too!

Hailing from Geraldine in the South Island of New Zealand originally, Jaz is now a Christchurch local who has been showcasing her talents from a young age. Her dream has always to be a musician so that she has the ability to perform in front of crowds, travel and meet other people.

With melodic hooks that will capture you from the first drop of the song, these will reel you in and keep you interested in listening to the rest of Lonely.

The emotion that is fired from Jaz’s voice shines and shares with the listener the isolation that she is feeling from being a musician, which is what the song is about. Lonely comes from the loneliness that comes along with being a musician. Jaz shares that the moving single is about driving to a gig of hers alone, performing on stage and in that room, she doesn’t know anybody because her friends are all out somewhere else and then going home and feeling even more lonely. You can hear that from the projection in her voice it tells the listener that the feeling of being locked in her emotions from the loneliness has been a bit of hard road for her. Jaz has however, explained that while she feels this way, she is exceptionally grateful for the amazing opportunities that she has earned and this is just a small bump in the road to following her dreams.

Jaz is the type of dynamic musician that endorses feeling emotions, even if they aren’t always the most pleasant.

In my opinion, the cover art for Lonely depicts what it feels like to have all of this noise around you from your swirling intensity that may be trying to take you over. It is an alluring cover that makes you wonder what her thoughts were on the day the photograph was taken.

Lonely sparkles with some engaging beats and mixes that are spread throughout and it has become abundantly clear that Jaz has poured a lot from her personal cup into this song in order to make it a track that is relatable and easy to leave on repeat while going about your usual daily activities.

It is very evident that Jaz has a bright future ahead of her - just wait until you hear her stunning latest EP, which is due for release in November - it is one that you will want to add to all your playlists and spread the word to everybody about!

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You can check out Jaz on the following platforms -

Spotify
Instagram
Facebook
SoundCloud

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