“Little Idea”, the latest single from JEEN, is one of those songs that come around every now and then that’s somehow instantly recognizable the first time you hear it. It incorporates so much that’s already been swirling around the atmosphere of popular music over the last 50 years while tastefully adding flourishes of contemporary production aesthetics to create an effective example of the sonic possibilities in modern folk.
Little Idea” is a song about wanting something and hoping it wants you back. The point you give in after burning out on it for so long. I decided to keep the working title. That’s just how I sent it to everyone as a WIP when it was half the length it is now, and it ended up suiting the vibe,” says JEEN.
“I was messing around with a new tuning and stumbled on the melody. It was different than a lot of my usual stuff, but it grew on me. We kept it super stripped down to guitars, my singing, and a set of tubular bells that were 8 feet tall and 60 years old. ‘little idea’ was the working title I decided to keep, that’s just how I sent it to everyone as a work in progress. it ended up suiting the vibe so I kept it.
