CANVAS craft emotionally powerful single, "Just Like Me"
Freshly released on October 1st, 2021, CANVAS have come striking back with an emotionally powerful new single titled “Just Like Me”. We are loving it! Please read on for our full analysis of the track, in addition to a background on the band.
Currently based out of New York, CANVAS are an alternative rock trio made up of singer-songwriter Jerid Nowell, Billboard-charting producer/keyboardist Daniel Glavin, and drummer Jesse Rothman. Together they’re carefully experimenting and expanding their sound and have legitimately floored us on their newest single, “Just Like Me”. If this is your introduction to the band, you’re in for a treat, because it’s pure gold.
Influenced by Bluegrass, Folk, Punk, and Hip Hop, the band has surely showed a bit of their softer side on “Just Like Me”, however the immense amount of passion has stayed at an all time high. Slightly stripping back the instrumental and keeping things atmospheric, we quickly became fans as the song centered around Jerid’s serene vocals and timely delivery. If you’re familiar with the term “musical frisson”, the song abruptly causes that as it all crescendos into greatness, but you’ll just have to give it a listen to fully find out.
What’s even more interesting about this band as a whole is they’re not just insanely talented musicians, they also own and operate their own record label and recording studio called Penthouse Studios. With that being said though, we can only assume that means that even bigger and better things are on the way, seeing as “home” surrounds musical creation. We’ve sincerely loved every moment produced on “Just Like Me” and it has sparked our curiosity to check out the rest of the band’s discography.
Overall, it really did feel like the song was perfectly primed to listen to multiple times. We would’ve enjoyed a pure instrumental version without lyrics because that build up was unprecedented, but the way the story all comes together towards the end was nice as well. Really though, we’ve got zero complaints and can’t wait for everyone to get their ears on this beast of a track. Do yourselves a favor and get listening as soon as you can.
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