Jack In Water
Following the release of his empowering single ‘Just Smile’ late last year, rising artist Jack In Water returns with his first taste of new music in 2021 with the poignant ‘You Don’t Feel Like Home’. The track is another preview of his forthcoming debut album, due later this year on Nettwerk Records.
Produced by Oli Bayston (Sorry, Loyle Carner, Kelly Lee Owens) and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (Parquet Courts, Johnny Marr, Weezer) at Flesh and Bone Studios in East London, ‘You Don’t Feel Like Home’ is a heart-rending song directly drawn from the lust and dread of leaving home. Listen to ’You Don’t Feel Like Home’ HERE.
“I grew up in a little village where I learned how the comfort of knowing everyone and everything around you can quickly become claustrophobic. Though the fear of leaving was as big as the desire to leave I eventually did,” Will said of the track. “And it’s been only after putting some time and distance between us that I have been able to cherish my hometown again and the memories that its corners bring back every time I go there.”
Directed by award-winning film maker Chuchie Hill (Anthony and the Johnsons), the accompanying video is the next chapter in the story following ‘Just Smile’. “The video is a cinematic representation of the journey from my childhood to where I am now,” William says of the video. “You start somewhere that feels very small and you go through all the confusion and darkness trying to figure out who you are and where you belong. Then you essentially realise no one has any idea what they are doing and you find some kind of humbling warmth and acceptance in the unknown!”
Watch the video for ‘You Don’t Feel Like Home’ HERE
Brought up in a little village in Essex, Jack In Water is the alias of singer-songwriter William Clapson. Growing up listening to the diverse musical influences of his parents, it was this mix of art-rock melancholy instrumentation partnered with the emotional soulful voices of the greats, which really drove him to make the music he makes today. With a string of releases under his belt, Jack In Water is definitely one not to let pass you by in 2021.