THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The last decade has seen Michigander quietly emerge as a 21st-century troubadour whose deft balance of rock energy, alternative adventurousness, and heart-on-his-sleeve songcraft has endeared him to audiences and critics alike.
Born in Michigan and based in Nashville, singer, songwriter and producer Jason Singer has tallied over 100 million worldwide streams across a series of EPs, including 2018’s Midland, 2019’s Where Do We Go From Here, and 2021’s Everything Will Be OK Eventually, highlighted by such breakthrough tracks as Misery and Let Me Down.
Last year saw Michigander’s It Will Never Be The Same EP arrive to high-profile praise. Michigander further won over fans with performances alongside Silversun Pickups and Pete Yorn as well as appearnaces at such festivals as Lollapalooza. Now, with the release of his self-titled debut album, Michigander embraces an even greater sonic confidence on a collection sure to resonate for a long time to come.
“The last 10 years were awesome,” Singer says. “Everything built up to this point though. To make an analogy, the EPs were like television episodes of my story, and the album is the movie version. It’s blown up on the big screen. I’m just getting started, but this is my introduction to the world.”
Michigander was introduced by the moving single Emotional. “I’ve worked my whole life to create my first album,” says Singer, “and this moment truly feels like a special one. With the release of Emotional I finally get to share this feeling with my fans and let them know it’s coming… Emotional was one of the first songs Jeremy Lutito (who produced the whole record) and I wrote together. He had that synth-bass-and-drum-beat idea that sort of goes throughout the entire song. The song is about trying to progress as a human in spite of being human. I think most people are just trying their best, and that’s all we can really do.”
Of the seond single Peace of Mind, he says: “Peace of Mind is a song about living rich on minimum wage. It’s about how we as humans will never be satisfied with what we have and no matter how many goals we accomplish, we still will always want more. I wrote this one afternoon with Butch Walker. He’s an incredible human being and we had the best time together.”
