Wise John drops new music video

Wise John is the former computer engineer now making waves as a solo artist. The New York-based musician balances his influences that include big band arrangements from artists such as ELO and the storytelling poetic lyricism from the likes of Bob Dylan to create his own music.

Drawing on his masterful jazz pianist talents and knack for penning emotive lyrics, he offers a soulful and moving sound. Making his introduction last year he shared his first single “Leaving La” in the build up to his critically acclaimed debut album A Wonderful World, firmly putting the Wise John name on the map.

Now he brings us his latest work with the brand new single titled “Mr. Love”, recorded in a Brooklyn apartment with artist Elise Trouw, producer Quinn Devlin and his talented crew of session musicians. Released as the lead single from Wise John’s forthcoming retro love song EP, The Mr. Love Sunset Show, “Mr. Love” offers timeless songwriting carried by the artist’s smooth and compelling vocal work, wrapped up in an original modern sound.

Paired with the single is an accompanying live video of Wise John and the band performing the song in Quinn’s living room. Commenting on the single, Wise John shares, “I wrote Mr. Love after my girlfriend accused me of only writing sad songs. “Are you sad?” she said. I supposed I wasn’t. I thought, what’s the happiest song I know? I could write something like that. So then this song began as my answer to ELO’s Mr. Blue Sky.”

Adding, “But it’s also a bit of a strange love song in that it’s not written to anybody or about anybody in particular; it’s more of a love song to love itself, rather than to a person, if that makes sense? The way love can make life seem like pure air when it comes, and the way that even after it departs our lives are left richer than they were before love came. That the whole arc of love is beautiful, not just the crush or the honeymoon.”

Listen to Mr. Love below