Oklahoma-born but trained in the musical haven of Nashville, Tennessee, country artist Roger Jaeger has spent their life committed to their musical excellence and the pursuit of consolidating their innermost feelings into three cords and the truth. While their future continues to look brighter by the day as fans form a deeper connection with this artist after every single released and performance experienced, he looks to pay homage to the influences that helped shape him into the person he is today with his recent single “Grandpa’s Ghost.” A sentimental, revealing, and tenderly nostalgic release, he paints a bigger picture of who he is behind his music and gives listeners a genuine look at the world that helped make him the person he is today.
The single opens with a soft, yet resonant guitar introduction, strumming rhythmically to introduce the music. Jaeger’s vocals appear shortly into the piece as he begins the narrative with the opening line “Might have gone quiet but I’m not gone, taking some time to right some wrongs. Remembering that I get just one life and I don’t want to live it dead inside.” We feel the artist’s sense of determination alongside them as we are immediately thrust into the world of their music and can’t help but project our own feelings onto his canvas.
As Jaeger reflects on a conversation he wishes he could have with an influence that has shaped him so much, we feel a sense of their morality and purpose with every verse. A vulnerable and intimate single, it feels impossible to not have a stronger connection to the artist after hearing these words.
Written by Nick Gumas
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