Listen: Jethro Tait’s brand-new, breathtaking new single ‘Will You Stay’
Jethro Tait unveiled
‘Will You Stay’ as his first independent single when he released it across all
digital platforms. Tait shares the equally
emotional music video for ‘Will You Stay’
Are you ready for this one? Jethro returns with an incredibly heartwarming, comforting new single that has us all feeling a little emotional - in a good way.
Tait wrote “Will You Stay” in April of this year and during the demo recording process, he used his own vocal to create the choir heard in the final song. If ever there’s a lesson in patience, it would be with this task. To create the chorus sound, Tait had to record himself over 50 times in his home studio, singing different harmonies and trying to change the tone of his voice in each take. After recording his demo, Tait took the song to Potchefstroom to work with producer Ewald Jansen van Rensburg, from producer duo “Pop Kult”, where they finalized the production and did the final lead vocal recording.
Watch the music video below:
The music video carries a similar message to
the song, one that has been a continued subject throughout the last few
releases from Tait, who has found a brave voice within himself to talk about
this. “Although I’ve sung about mental health issues quite openly, I still
find it very difficult to talk about. In reality I don’t really talk to
anyone about these things, but I’ve found some comfort in putting these
feelings into my music. Through releasing songs like ‘SAD’ and ‘Weirdo’, I’ve
heard from a lot of people who have said they are dealing with similar things
and that the songs have helped them through some tough times. It’s made me
feel less alone and less “weird” and I hope my music continues to do the same
for the people out there who it resonates with.”
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