Album Review: Jesse Mac Cormack Observe The “Now”

Jesse Mac Cormack’s Now sounds like an Ayahuasca trip; matching strings, synths, and percussions as if they are born in the various landscapes of this earth. After interviewing Cienfue, I could not shake that Cormack’s new record felt like the product of mystical isolation. For Cormack, his new record was a spiritual journey through the roadblocks life places upon us, of which music made those stops feel textured and emotionally touchable. 

“Life doesn’t always give you what you want,” feels like the eternal catchphrase for every parent. It is one of their wisest warnings to us and yet we ignore it; only to find ourselves using it with our kids. From “No Love Go” to “Nothing Lasts,” Jesse contemplates why he/ humanity latches to their set desires; as if to want differently or more is a loss. With how many plans each individual sees fail or transform into a “not quite what I was thinking,” everyone still struggles to accept that dreams do not transfer smoothly into reality. In this truth, Jesse’s album thrives.

Vocally, Cormack sounds like the sands of time pouring through notes. From “Passageway” to “Give A Chance,” he is in a mutual state of pain and wonder; observing his hurt through his heart’s microscope. His eagerness to understand himself explains why his arrangements feel vastly insular like, the way a kaleidoscope can hold thousands of abstract, colorful shapes while, technically, being a metal tube. In some ways, our bodies do not match the vastness of our souls, and, for Jesse Mac Cormack, that might be why wanting can hurt so bad; our desires ground our spirits, but yet, when they are fulfilled, we never feel higher.  To Buy Jesse Mac Cormack’s Now Click Here.