The multi-talented Jon Batiste has been on one hell of a run. His World Music Radio LP, released earlier this year, gained him critical acclaim around the world and scored him some Grammy nominations as well. This journey will be detailed in the new documentary film American Symphony, which follows Batiste through a year of composing while his partner underwent treatment for cancer. The film is currently playing in select theaters around the US and UK but will be available to stream globally on Netflix this Wednesday, November 29.
To celebrate the global release, Batiste released “It Never Went Away”. The new single is streaming everywhere now and is a stirring, heartfelt ballad. “It Never Went Away” details a love that outlasts any condition of the physical world. It probes the question of our mortality, while at the same time speaking to the enduring quality of our deepest callings and desires. That part of us that stands in protest to the ills of the physical world is, in fact, evidence of our perpetual nature.” says Batiste on the brand new single.
Watch the trailer for American Symphony and hear “It Never Went Away” below.
