Allan Jamisen shares new single “The Coalition”

Allan Jamisen’s creative life has traced a road of frequent twists and turns through a map of reinvention and a story that’s travelled from the dive bars of Los Angeles to the art galleries of Europe, finally landing in the Arizona desert, where sound and vision overlap in a new chapter of artistic freedom. Now based in Phoenix, the singer-songwriter brings together decades of exploration across music, painting and storytelling into an incredible body of work that’s beginning to take a new shape.

His creativ output first bubbled in the Los Angeles rock and alternative scene, where he arrived as a frontman and collaborator with 90s producer Danny Saber. Yet, just as his sound began to form, his journey took an unexpected detour to Denmark, where he swapped microphones for paintbrushes. His visual art, showcased in galleries across the USA and Europe, focused his sense of composition and space through lessons that now colour his approach to songwriting.

By the mid-2000s, he found himself drawn back to music, reconnecting with John X Volaitis, a long-time friend and veteran recording engineer who’d worked with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt and Tracy Chapman. Together, the two quietly produced a CD of original songs in 2006, a project that remained largely undiscovered but hinted at the scope of Allan’s talent. This year, his debut solo single “Rise Above” introduced a melodic elegance based in reflection, while follow-ups like “Rock & Roll American,” “All I Am Is You” and “Gotta Do” showcased his ability to balance emotional impact with memorable hooks.

Now, closing out 2025, Allan Jamisen brings us his new single titled “The Coalition” his most politically charged work to date. Working with a newly graduated engineer who offered free studio sessions to local artists, Allan built the song from lo-fi textures sourced from a Casio CK-1, shaping it into what he calls “industrial soul,” resulting in a piece forged from experimentation, cut with the appeal of pop-inflected songwriting.

The track is set up by the pulse of rustling electronic percussion, buzzy synth textures and the haunting refrain “It’s better than before,” echoing through a haze of moody synths and trip hop rhythms that build into a coiled, grooving soundscape. As the track progresses, brass and woodwinds slither through the tension, infusing a touch of jazz noir elegance into its mechanical aesthetic. Rolling with steady forward motion and wrapped in brooding atmosphere, the track intricately balances dark energy with bright melodic moments to cast a smokey slice of alternative pop that’s infectious and thematically meaningful.

Tacking aim at the insidious connection between politics, enterprise and military interests, the song threads a profound dissection of an important issue through an engaging jam that’s equally enjoyable and thought-provoking. It’s a superb new single from a highly compelling artist who concludes an incredible year with another epic musical moment.

Commenting on the single, he shares, “The Coalition is a political and social commentary exploring how interconnected political, military, and business enterprises are and how some global conflicts are created, justified, and sold to the public using a deceptive pretext of protecting democracy and freedom.”

Listen to The Coalition below

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