An 8-Song Journey Through Love, Loss, Culture, And Family
In the quiet, resonant corners of Nashville, a storyteller has found his voice in widescreen. Fields of Jake, the moniker adopted by artist Jake Fields, steps into the spotlight with All The Rest—a debut album that feels both intimate and cinematic, crafted with a precision that honors soft-rock nostalgia while reaching toward new emotional landscapes.
Recorded between 2022 and 2024 and shaped under the seasoned production of Jim McGorman (Sabrina Carpenter, Goo Goo Dolls), All The Rest unfurls like a series of lived-in vignettes: rebellious loves, fractured homes, the weight of culture, and the enduring pull of family. Each track holds a fragment of Jake’s world—sun-drenched guitars, indie-pop pulses, plaintive reflections—and together they form a portrait of an artist turning experience into melody with remarkable clarity.
The album opens with Something To Look Forward To, a twang-kissed, rhythmic invitation that immediately situates listeners in Jake’s cinematic universe. From there, the record flows into lighter, escapist textures—Sprinter Van and Single Forever—where shimmering guitars and beach-leaning tones nod to The Kinks and the Goo Goo Dolls. It is within these contrasts that Fields shows his true instinct for narrative pacing.
But All The Rest also carries a quieter ache. If Only It Was Up To Me offers a raw meditation on love that arrives too early or too late, while Too Many Steps stretches into soulful, R&B-tinged territory—a surprising and deeply effective turn that highlights the elasticity of Fields’ songwriting. In Nowhere California, Latin-inflected nuances trace the story of someone struggling to survive in Los Angeles, adding cultural texture to the album’s emotional journey. The title track closes the record with hope and nostalgia, distilling the project into a brief yet resonant 35-minute arc.
Behind this artistic arrival is an unexpected origin story. Fields was once bound for a career in professional baseball until a $70 thrift-store guitar rerouted his life. What began as a pastime soon led him to historic stages—Whisky a Go Go, Hotel Café, The Troubadour—before evolving into a full-time musical pursuit. His earlier releases, from Someday You’ll Be Mine to No One Wants To See The Grand Canyon Alone, drew acclaim from outlets such as Ones to Watch, Atwood Magazine, Melodic.net, and Voxwave Magazine, each recognizing the emotional honesty at the core of his writing.
With All The Rest, Fields of Jake arrives with a fully realized vision—balancing familial memories with restless ambition, set against a soft-rock backdrop that feels both timeless and contemporary. It is a debut that radiates craft, sincerity, and a sense of unfolding promise.
Listen to the album: https://JakeFieldsMusic.com
Follow Fields of Jake: @FieldsOfJake
