Press Release
Every once in a while, you find a song that has the ability to completely transport you and immerse you within it. The Blue is one of those songs. Comparing falling for the wrong person to being stranded in the middle of the ocean during a storm, Jayna Jennings surrounds you with her metaphorical songwriting and her passionate vocals in this first single off her new album Courtyards & Aviaries, Pt. 2 which is set to release August 2.
After writing this song in late 2017, Jayna has been performing The Blue at her shows and noticed the song received warm acceptance from the audience. Jayna notes “I knew that I wanted to eventually record the song when I wrote it because I could hear the production work in my head, but I knew I wanted to include it in this album and release it as a single after seeing the positive feedback from people who heard it.”
Jayna’s music seems to always reference some kind of literary or artistic work, and this song is no different. “After I wrote the song, it kind of reminded me of a painting that I have always really loved by J W Waterhouse and that painting was inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest.’ I say ‘you are a tempest’ in the song, so it was a full circle moment that I felt was very fitting to include in the detail of the release.”
Jayna got her start in the gospel music industry and released an EP of traditional hymns & an original in July of 2016. She brought her listeners into her world with her first Americana album of originals Courtyards & Aviaries Pt.1 in 2017. All 9 songs off of that album received worldwide radio airplay and introduced her music to an entirely new audience. “Pt. 2” continues the theme that “Pt. 1” set, and features the growth in her lyrical ability.
Working with the same team that brought Pt.1 to life, The Blue features the musical talents of Mark Mundy on lead guitar & bass, George Sandler on drums, and of course Jayna Jennings on acoustic guitar, keys, & vocals.
The Blue is available on all stream & download services: https://smarturl.it/THE-BLUE