(Cover art by Chloe Crimmins)
Zaq Baker can't stop writing songs. Many of these songs have yet to see the light of day, but in recent months, the vaults have been opened. Baker's first album since 2018, Cardio, was released towards the end of 2020. Barely two months later, the theatrical master of song is putting out a new "mini LP," titled Maddie's Delivery Service.The lead single, which we're excited to be premiering here, is the studio version of a track originally released just before the pandemic.
"She's Nocturnal" was originally part of Baker's as-yet-unfinished Good Kid Manic Summer project; now it serves as a hint of what's to come with the four new songs on his new record. Listening to the new, studio version of the song is like bursting into Technicolor compared to the sparse, black-and-white rendition from last year. The same group of musicians that gave Cardio its rollicking sense of momentum show up again here to invigorate Baker's piano and vocals.
Baker's penchant for storytelling comes to life once again on "She's Nocturnal." In a statement made to Ear Coffee, Baker said, "I'd always wanted to write a non-love song with that kind of title, and I thought [it] would be more interesting if each verse told a story about a different character. Everyone in my life was on a completely upside-down sleep cycle that year, so it was easy to fictionalize."
Listen to "She's Nocturnal" below. Maddie's Delivery Service will be released on Feb. 18, 2021.
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