Nashville-based artist Fields of Jake delves into the bittersweet ache of lost love in his latest single, "If Only It Was up to Me." Combining indie pop's earnestness with the cinematic scope of pop rock, Jake performs a heartfelt meditation on regret and longing, an account that brings to mind all those endless what-ifs we've all considered.
"If Only It Was up to Me" is a ruminative love story that couldn't quite make it, shared from the perspective of someone who longs to rewrite the script. Jake's voice has emotional clarity, both personal and widely relatable. It's the kind of song that creeps up on you, prompting recollections of your own what-ifs long after it has ceased. The music on this track is so richly immersive, and Fields of Jake constructs a palpable soundscape, and parallel influences such as Dawes/The Favors and Daisy Jones & The Sixes shape Fields' guitar-driven sound.
It's got this timelessness, a memory that meets modernity mixed with a style that feels as much a classic road-trip playlist as it does today's indie pop charts. "If Only It Was up to Me" is pure emotional storytelling, raw, vulnerable, and universally felt. It is a reminder that even in the agony of hindsight, there is beauty in reflecting. Fields of Jake is asking you to sit with the song, ponder it, and take something from the exercise.
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