The best music videos put us right there in the shot with whatever we’re looking at on-screen, which is precisely what Jim Waneka does with the visual component to his new single “I’m Coming Home.” Rather than going with the stripped-down look some of his rivals in the underground have been experimenting with in recent times, Waneka is putting us in the passenger seat for a venture into the country that feels homespun and romantic. There’s something very natural about his presence in this video and how it relates to the story he’s telling in the song, and for country fans like me, his energy is what makes this genre so exciting to begin with.
Waneka’s understated vocal inarguably makes the words that he sings a little more intimate and personal than they would have with something just a bit stronger, and I like that he isn’t afraid to use his tone as a means of cultivating a mood in this track.
Watch the video for “I’m Coming Home” below
Much like he does in the video for “I’m Coming Home,” he’s taking things one mile marker at a time, never rushing towards a climax as to make every moment of the song feel as exciting as whatever’s coming around the next bend in the road.
You don’t want to miss the highway-style harmonies of Jim Waneka’s new single if you appreciate good country music that doesn’t feel predictable dependent on props (both aural and visual alike). This is a singer and songwriter with a lot of respect for the medium as well as the history of his genre and based on the care he takes of every part of his music, whether it be the structure of a music video or the delivery of a specific verse, I think it would be safe to bet on hearing more quality work from him again sooner than later.
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