Things have changed up a bit since we last heard from Zaq Baker. The Minneapolis piano rocker teased towards his sophomore record (titled Good Kid Manic Summer at the time) with a pair of video performances in the winter, but now his plans have been adjusted. Instead of a spring release for Good Kid, Baker is planning to release a different album, titled Cardio, sometime before the end of 2020. "I Wanna Be Your Night Owl" is our first taste.
He retains a sense of youthful earnestness on the song, which shouldn't be surprising given the teenage melodrama that has informed his music since 2017's Housewarming EP. Baker describes the song as telling "a simple story of yearning, a little crush, and staying up late." All of this is immediately evident from the title alone.
A veritable murderer's row of collaborators help enliven the piano-driven elegance of Baker's storytelling. Musicians from all across the Twin Cities contribute — Kremblems' Christian Wheeler (guitar), Jillian Rae (strings), the Aftergreens (backing vocals), recording by Fringe Pipes' Colin Loynachan, and more. With this many supremely talented musicians on board, "I Wanna Be Your Night Owl" (and the rest of Cardio) is a rich and warm listening experience.
Watch the cute, DIY video for "I Wanna Be Your Night Owl," created by Baker, below.
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