{"id":58921,"date":"2020-01-12T16:47:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T16:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=58921"},"modified":"2020-01-12T16:47:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T16:47:42","slug":"janet-devlin-mourns-the-loss-of-honest-men-with-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/janet-devlin-mourns-the-loss-of-honest-men-with-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Devlin Mourns The Loss Of \u2018Honest Men\u2019 With New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sobering anti-ballad \u2018Honest Men\u2019 is the third single from Janet Devlin\u2019s upcoming concept album, \u2018Confessional\u2019, set for release in May, and has been self-penned by the 25-year-old Irish singer-songwriter. If ever a song was to speak so timely of its age then Janet Devlin\u2019s \u2018Honest Men\u2019 is the shattered black mirror reflection these dark days deserve. As bleak as it is bewitching, and as stark as it is sorrowful, \u2018Honest Men\u2019 is the evidence that Janet has already lived more lifetimes than most.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Released now as\u00a0the perfect antidote to December\u2019s saccharine-loaded festive hits, the ominous track immediately draws the listener in with its quiet yet menacing introduction and stripped back piano. The reverb-heavy low guitar riffs are overlaid with an evocative chain-gang clattering of chains, claps and foot stomps, which generates Janet\u2019s clarion call to break free from the imprisonment of her past. A mimicked heartbeat midway provides a thrilling lead-in to the song\u2019s climax where Janet is joined by a spinetingling choral accompaniment bringing the track to its hushed conclusion.<\/p>\n

Produced by Jonathan Quarmby (Lewis Capaldi, Tom Walker) and recorded in 2018 at RAK Studios, London, and Westland Studios in Dublin, \u2018Honest Men\u2019 began life as a self-reflective commentary in the midst of a long winter battling seasonal affective disorder.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was alone in my house in London, ukulele in hand,\u201d Janet recalls of the song\u2019s origin. \u201cI began singing the darkest lyrics over the top of this beautiful melody that was emerging from my little uke. That juxtaposition of light and shade inspired me to write the whole thing in under an hour. It really captured a moment and a lot of meaning is contained in in this track!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Janet also drew inspiration from the philosopher, Diogenes; the original cynic who believed that when bound by regulation no one could ultimately be truthful or honest. His life\u2019s quest was to find an \u2018honest man\u2019. She fused this school of thought with metaphorical hints at her own sobering personal situations experienced first-hand, as entries exposed in her forthcoming autobiography, \u2018My Confessional\u2019 (out May 2020) will reveal.<\/p>\n

\u2018Honest Men\u2019 is perhaps an unexpected but captivating track which is already lining up to be a favourite among Janet\u2019s growing collection of recent playlisted singles \u2013 \u2018Confessional\u2019 and \u2018Saint of the Sinners\u2019 \u2013 all of which highlight her gift for composing uncompromising songs with purpose and conviction. With \u2018Honest Men\u2019 one thing is clear: this independent and fully-realised artist has found her feet. And, this time, she has no intention of hiding. It\u2019s time to seek.<\/p>\n

Find Janet Devlin online on her official website<\/a>, \u00a0Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, \u00a0Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and \u00a0Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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