Milk Jennings Shares Sombre New Track "Raincoat" Feat. Sam Cohen, Announces Debut Album (Telefono, ORG Music, Modern Sky)

Raincoat cover art via Milk Jennings

The gloomy feeling of stepping outside into freezing rain, hurrying home from the metro because the coat you brought isn't warm enough... These are the emotions summoned by Milk Jennings' (member of Chinese American Bear) latest single, "Raincoat," featuring Sam Cohen.

This is the second single from Seattle-based artist Milk Jennings, who worked with producer Sam Cohen on the release. It's a sombre yet dynamic and bold effort from Jennings, touching on the darker side of life. The song is loosely about self-paranoia and empowerment, and it gets under your skin. It features crisp, soulful instrumentals and backup vocals by Cohen and flute by acclaimed flutist/saxophonist Cochemea Gastelum (Beck, St. Vincent, David Byrne).

Still from Raincoat

"Raincoat" is laced with melancholy using lyrics that Jennings attests are still shrouded in mystery to himself - making each listen uniquely engaging as the wobbly wisps of narrative continue to morph and change.

Jennings is also announcing his debut album titled 'Sleep Talker', out June 3rd via Telefono (Digital), ORG Music (Physical), and Modern Sky (China). Pre-orders for vinyl will be available here.

Watch "Raincoat" featuring Sam Cohen below

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Malaika Astorga is the Co-Founder & Creative Director of Also Cool. She is a Mexican-Canadian visual artist, writer, and social media strategist currently based in Montreal.

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Milk Jennings Shares Debut Single "Head Talk" (Prod. Sam Cohen) via Telefono & ORG Music

Walking the line between dreamy ambiguity and the harsh complexity of untangling a friendship, Milk Jennings shares his debut single "Head Talk." Milk Jennings, who is one half of Chinese American Bear. Accompanied by a surrealistic music video released via Telefono and ORG Music, the single gives us a taste of his upcoming album to be released this spring.

"Head Talk" was created in collaboration with Sam Cohen (Kevin Morby, Alexandra Savior, Cass McCombs), with the music video produced by Milk Jennings. The mellow tune teeters between love and resentment in a friendship with non-linear, hazy lyrics imitating the complex, often chaotic inner monologue.

The "Head Talk" music video was shot, animated & directed by Milk Jennings. The process consisted of taking 3D photogrammetry scans of himself and importing them into Cinema 4D, where he then manipulated and edited them, adding in lights and cameras. The overall direction takes inspiration from 15th/16th-century renaissance portrait paintings, adapting them to the strange digital world. The literal exploding heads are an ode to the song's lyrics, partly to offset the seriousness of the song's message with a bit of humour. 

Watch the video below

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Malaika Astorga is the Co-Founder & Creative Director of Also Cool. She is a Mexican-Canadian visual artist, writer, and social media strategist currently based in Montreal.

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