Jake Minch Leads Off Debut Album With “Fingers and Clothes”
Jake Minch, a 22-year-old born in Connecticut, has gifted the world with the first single “Fingers and Clothes,” the first song off his debut album George set to release July 11th. With high praise from artists like Noah Kahan and Lizzy McAlpine, Jake shares music of a high caliber. He has opened for artists such as Del Water Gap, Grace Enger, and Jeremy Zucker amongst more. His first ever release was “Handgun” followed by an EP ‘how many,’ and now releasing the long awaited “Fingers and Clothes,” deep and brutally honest within its writing and elevated in emotion through the production.
Jake Minch by Josiah Van Dien
Beginning with an organ sounding synth and twinkling guitar, vocals from both Jake and featured artist Alix Page slide in in perfect unison. The song is layered, with double meaning and double vocals. Jake explained in his original sharing of the song on TikTok that “this is a song about telling everybody that you quit smoking cigarettes and then walking into a room smelling like cigarettes, it is also a song about dating someone and having a crush on someone else.” The play on words is top notch storytelling. “Cause it sticks to your fingers and your clothes / And you think we don’t know but we all know” which easily can be understood as the obvious and telling smell of cigarettes stuck to you but is reflecting that others know you like someone else.
The first verse and chorus indulge in a soothing and organic drop into more production. A slight drum kick, glittering drums and more supporting synths surround you as you listen. “I was never gonna listen how you wanted it / But I wanted to so bad” yet again playing into the double meaning. The production takes you quickly into a small bridge, “I need you more and more / Cause I feel you less and less / And you’re slippin through my hands / Please there’s nothing after you / There’s nothing after this.”
The song takes a moment to breathe after that bridge, and swells back in with every instrument imaginable, again singing that familiar chorus. “Four years and you’re still not over it / Being sixteen and stealing mom’s cigarettes / But I feel it every time I smoke” and following with the most delicate hums. This song is just a peek at the raw and intense storytelling that is bound to be delivered in Jake’s debut album George out July 11th anywhere you stream your music. Be sure to give his past releases some love and keep up with him on all socials @jakeminch.
