{"id":78137,"date":"2022-10-06T08:47:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T06:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=78137"},"modified":"2022-10-06T08:47:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T06:47:53","slug":"jonny-ong-returns-with-new-60s-inspired-single-dont-wake-me-from-this-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/10\/jonny-ong-returns-with-new-60s-inspired-single-dont-wake-me-from-this-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Ong Returns With New &#8217;60s Inspired Single, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Wake Me From This Dream&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The latest release from Singaporean rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll multi-instrumentalist Jonny Ong presents the singer returning back to his roots of the 60s and 70s rock with his signature vocal plays.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the first single of the year, following the release of last year&#8217;s successful record &#8216;Isolation,&#8217; Jonny Ong reveals &#8216;Don&#8217;t Wake Me From This Dream&#8217; as a strong addition to his vast discography and a tribute to his early influences of rock bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stone. &#8216;Don&#8217;t Wake Me From This Dream&#8217; offers a vibrant blend of psychedelic rock with 40s jazz and vintage indie rock arrangements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonny Ong explains more about his new release:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;For this record, I wanted to take a break from the hand-pan and get back to my roots. I grew up listening to rock bands from the &#8217;60s and &#8217;70s and wanted to make a record inspired by that sound.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Don&#8217;t Wake Me From This Dream&#8217; carries darker soft-rock undertones yet holds hopeful positive messaging. Throughout the track, Ong&#8217;s vocals surprise with subtly seductive Alex Turner-mimicking sequences. This release undoubtedly showcases some of the best vocal performances we&#8217;ve seen from the Ong camp.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to &#8216;Don&#8217;t Wake Me From This Dream&#8217; below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Don&amp;apos;t Wake Me from This Dream\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4W5RtEpFFbcOIG8OKnJG36?si=3ce43fea253144f1&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest release from Singaporean rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll multi-instrumentalist Jonny Ong presents the singer returning back to his roots of the 60s and 70s rock with his signature vocal plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":78138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"The latest release from Singaporean rock'n'roll multi-instrumentalist Jonny Ong presents the singer returning back to his roots of the 60s and 70s rock with his signature vocal plays.\u00a0","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,57,9,21453,21456,21445,21446],"tags":[29954,1356,24776,77,370,116,203,78,10677,2396],"class_list":["post-78137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-quick-single-reviews","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","tag-dont-wake-me-from-this-dream","tag-jazz","tag-jonny-ong","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-review","tag-rock","tag-singer","tag-single-review","tag-vintage-rock"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-kkh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65185,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/09\/jonny-ong-releases-tripped-out-animated-music-video-for-chloe\/","url_meta":{"origin":78137,"position":0},"title":"Jonny Ong Releases Tripped-Out Animated Music Video For &#8216;Chloe&#8217;","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"25\/09\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Jonny Ong is back with an unveiling of his latest visual adventure - an animated video for his hazy psychedelic anthem, 'Chloe'.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0435.jpeg?fit=427%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":64699,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/08\/jonny-ong-releases-the-unique-sounding-chloe\/","url_meta":{"origin":78137,"position":1},"title":"Jonny Ong Releases The Unique-Sounding &#8216;Chloe&#8217;","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"25\/08\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Jonny Ong is a man of intrigue. 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