The Fat Angel Sings

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Vancouver native Tobias Jesso Jr moved to LA some years ago to try to make it as a songwriter. It didn’t go well. Failure, a breakup, a traffic accident and his mother’s cancer diagnosis sent him home, his tail between his legs. Paradoxically, success found him there, when Jesso Jr’s piano-and-voice compositions began to take shape, and he began collaborating with Chet “JR” White, formerly of the band Girls. Fast-forward several months, and Jesso Jr’s debut album finds people such as producer-du-jour Ariel Rechtshaid (Vampire Weekend, Haim, Sky Ferreira) and the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney on board. Jesso Jr gravitates more towards the literate American 1960s of Harry Nilsson. Jesso Jr’s experiences in the entertainment industry into succinct takes on a classic sound. KE