INTERVIEW: Jade Moede releases new single

Coming out of Massachusetts, Jade Moede brings an alternative indie rock sound that draws from the early 90s and filters it through his experimental artistic lens. As a true multi-instrumentalist, Jade’s artistic process is entirely his own, handling everything from writing and performing to production, allowing him to bring to life his sonic vision exactly as he sees it.

Playing a wide array of instruments, including guitar, piano, bass, cello and percussion, he previously cut his teeth in various bands, gaining a deep understanding of different musical styles and refiing his sound. In 2018, he made the leap to a solo career, unveiling his sound with the debut single “Insane Loving You” the following year.

Building on his early work, Jade released his first EP, Drum Head, in 2021, showcasing his knack for creating intricate, rhythm-driven tracks that struck a chord listeners. His music is known to often focus on unique drum riffs, which serve as the backbone of his sound while paying homage to iconic drummers like Keith Moon.

Now, Jade is gearing up for the release of his debut full-length album, Psycho Matic Bat Crazy, and brings us the latest single from the record with “Super Sonic Woman.” Serving up a high-energy anthem, the track is a drum-heavy piece that celebrates romance through wild instrumentation and expressive vocal performance.

Cut with slick guitar leads, grooving bass riffs and the lively punch of drums, it’s an epic jam full of catchy lines and infectious energy, channeling a bluesy art rock vibe tinged with avant-garde, psych-inflected aesthetic. Built on the shuffling roll of drums, rhythm acoustic guitar and soaring lead electric guitar flourishes, it’s a thrilling burst of compelling rock-focused music.

Showcasing his pure originality and adept ability across all instruments and vocals, it’s a stellar taste of Jade Moede’s highly unique sound. Continuing to build the hype for his long awaited debut record, we can’t wait to see what his musical adventure will bring next.

We caught up with Jade Moede to find out more about his musical journey so far, his new single “Super Sonic Woman” and what he’s got lined up for the future. Check out our interview with Jade Moede below.

Hey Jade, how’s things?

Hi, and thank you for doing this, it’s an honour. Things are going fast, I’m trying to balance promoting music and writing new material and recording. Also setting up a drum practice video room. Besides that I work 2 jobs…Lol

What’s your earliest memory of making music?  

Well from the first time I recorded with a band, in a Chicago IL apartment studio, I was bit by the recording bug. I was mesmerised by the process, I’ll never forget the feeling and the vibe of the friendship of the musicians with everyone’s sounds being put to tape. It felt magical and out of this world.

Which artists do you draw most inspiration from? 

Oh so many, I have a bunch, like The Violent Femmes, Queen, Tom Waits

How else do you find inspiration for your music?

Inspiration comes in many ways, I just have to be open and observing to what is in that present moment. May it be a conversation, it could be art as a source of a starting or jumping off point, colours in the sky, or even moods but with moods I try to stay toward the fun side of things, that’s just me.

What was your highlight of the year for 2024? 

My highlight of 2024 was when a person came up to me out of the blue and said, “Your song “Marbles In My Heart” really touched me, (She had a tear in her eye, she was going through life’s bumps with a loved one.) That’s the first time I really felt the impact of what a song I had created had the potential of doing. Most of my songs are corky which brings smiles to some people. I really love that.

What do you love about your local music scene? 

I love the human imperfections of real players.

What would you say is the perfect setting for listeners to enjoy your sound?  

Lol for my music, best scenario setting would be to listen with an open creative mind, to a more raw from the gut and not so much perfect perfection polish sounds.

How has your own style and sound evolved since you started out?

Well experience tends to veer things to a certain course. In the beginning back when playing out live and recording, the inexperience would have other people putting their concepts and changing the course of the beginning art. In the end, ending up with not what was the original idea. As time flies by and one evolves, the experience, and the decisive choices tend to stay truer to the art at which the vision was originally reaching for.

Has your production process changed over the years too?

Oh it keeps changing all the time. For me it comes down to as I grow or should I say get more experienced, I make a definite decision on what the production process is headed for in a particular song. It usually comes down to money. It sounds ugly, but it really isn’t, I just work more jobs to hire the best people for the particular part, be it mixing and mastering. It’s taking a lot of errors to finding the right people to create the vision of a particular song rather than have them change the direction. It’s really a team effort. On this particular song, it would not be possible without Joe Chiusano on Bass and Thomas Rickerby on Electric Lead Guitar, both are fantastic players and friends.

Who would be your dream artist to collaborate with?

Hmm, my dream artist would be my past friend Doug Furze. Alive it would be Rick Ruben, to me he is a great artist. Lol yes a great producer artist.

How did you find making your new single “Super Sonic Woman”?

The concept of the song origally came from an acoustic riff I was doing when coming up with musical sketches. I then sat down on the drums which is my main instrument and just hummed the riff, but recorded the drums with a hint or rather a thought, of how would my drum take be if it was Keith Moon ( The Who ) record this. It came out with so much energy, which was the foundation of the song. The hard part of getting energy to come across on a final mix recording is not to kill it in the process, by over adding tracks and unnecessary bells and whistles. Hence there is a real rawness to keeping it stripped down and simple. Then sent a rough mix of my drums and acoustic guitar playing to Joe Chiusano on Bass and Thomas Rickerby on electric Lead Guitar, the lyrics in this song came after several various storylines. Finally reached out to a friend Rodney Prosser ( Punk Party Radio Show ) and we co-wrote the lyrics.

What message did you want to get across with this release? 

Amp you up! Let Super Sonic Woman a drum ruckus about a low fi girl. A true romance with high energy guitar leads interwoven with solid heart bass riffs. The vocal lines tease the way to a head bopping catalyst. This is the 10th song of 11 on my upcoming album called “Psycho Matic Bat Crazy”

What artist have you been listening to most recently? 

It’s constantly changing, but I’ll say Tom Waits, Murder By Death, Talking Heads, Tom Petty for this moment.

What’s the main thing you want people to get out of listening to your music? 

Have fun, in the moment.

What’s been your favourite live performance so far?

In the past when playing out live. Playing with TSOL at a bowling alley and the crowd just refused in the beginning, booing and yelling, ( Which only fueled us to do a peak performance ) to be bothered with the band I was playing in “Ditch Witch” and our singer played the whole set with his back toward the crowd. We rocked out to each other on stage and not the crowd, and at the end, the crowd changed from booing to actually loving the set. We had won over the crowd with gut respect. The band TSOL was awesome to us before and after the show. Stand up guys.

Who would be 3 artists to headline your dream festival? And where would it be?  

Hmm for this one, I’m kinda stumped, because I’m on a path just to be recognised as a musical artist. I’m struggling just to create as much music as I can before I die.

Do you have any advice for a new artist wanting to follow your footsteps?

I would say learn your crafts, (musical instruments, voice, recording, mixing, business of promoting, video making…there’s so many hats you need to wear, if you’re trying to get your music out there… where ever there might be. Enjoy the ride and the love of creating music. Above all cherish the friendships you come across and hold them high. Respect and be kind to the people that help you, acknowledge them with a true heart.

Finally, what do you have lined up for the rest of the year?

I’m waterfalling releasing a 11 song album, The album is called “Psycho Matic Bat Crazy”. Super Sonic woman is the 10th song on the album. Also currently working on recording new songs, which I’m so psyched to bring further into existence from my musical sketches to actual finished pieces of art.

Listen to Super Sonic Woman below