Jakob Leventhal: "Greenwich Village Ghosts"
Jakob Leventhal makes music for uncontrollably obsessive people. Writing out of New York, Jakob released his first single, “This Love is Sarcastic,” to praise from ANR Factory for its “cynical brands of love.” Soon after, Jakob’s first full-length album “Oh, So Bittersweet” embodied the songwriter’s experiences with depression, relationships, and growing up in New York. Elton John praised the album as “one of the most beautiful records [he’s] heard in a long time,” and Bill Flanagan called it “beautiful music with a lyrical edge.” In between planning world domination and smoking a lot, Jakob is working on his next full-length album, which he plans to release in late 2020.
Jakob is excited to share his new single "Greenwich Village Ghosts" featuring Sarah Jarosz of Rounder Records out this Friday, August 21st. Here's what Jakob had to say: “Greenwich Village Ghosts is a miserable ballad about being haunted by things that have come to pass in a way that you did not want them to, and at a time when you weren’t ready for them to. It is my most earnest song by a mile, but that certainly doesn’t make it any happier".
