Despite the fact that it’s kinda grey and crummy on the East Coast as I write this, Jack Johnson’s music immediately makes me picture sunshine, cookouts, beaches and the welcome smell of that sticky-icky wafting through the air. The Hawaiian singer/songwriter/surfer doesn’t disappoint on his latest track, “I Got You.” No, the song doesn’t sound much different from the rest of Jack Johnson’s oeuvre, but come on, how can you hate on music that makes you feel so mellow? It’s […]
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New Release Report 4/17/12: Train Keeps a-Rollin’
Jason Mraz, Train, and Jack Johnson. Nope, it’s not the playlist of your local adult alternative station, but it’s this week’s new release list!
New Release Report 11/15/11: Hello & “Take Care”
Drake hopes to avoid the sophomore slump with “Take Care”, while Childish Gambino and Gym Class Heroes also have albums out. See what else hits stores today in our New Release Report.
The Lonely Island Welcomes Jack Johnson (Or Not So Much)
Never thought you’d ever see a fight scene in a Jack Johnson video? Well, turns out the mellow surfer dude has a bit of a mean streak in him. In the new video for “At or With Me”, Jack finds himself being heckled by Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island buddies while playing. Needless to say, hilarity ensues. Samberg remains one of the few reasons to watch “Saturday Night Live”, and Jack reveals a previously unseen sense of humor in […]
Off "To The Sea": No Place Jack Johnson Hasn't Been Before
Truthfully, if you’ve heard one Jack Johnson album, you’ve heard them all. The Hawaiian singer/songwriter/director/surfer came onto the scene a decade ago with softly strummed meditations on life and love, and he hasn’t changed his style much since. And why should he? Without the benefit of a major radio single and with a fairly low press profile (read: no scandals), Jack has become one of the most consistent selling musicians of this era. I can’t speak for his entire audience, […]
Chart Stalker 6/9/10: Jack Johnson Provides a Semblance of Order
One thing I should have mentioned in last week’s column is that it was the lowest week of recorded music sales in the Soundscan era, which goes back almost 20 years. Yes, we know there’s been a downturn in paid consumption of music over the last decade, but this is pretty much rock bottom, I think. Hopefully there’s nowhere to go from here but up. We’d be looking at an even worse week this week if not for Jack Johnson. […]
Chart Stalker 6/3/10: Yawns All Around
So some musical stuff happened last week and no one cared. Want proof? Just look at this week’s Billboard charts. Once upon a time, Stone Temple Pilots were one of America’s hottest rock bands. Their first three albums all sold over a million copies. After lead singer Scott Weiland left the band, he joined the all-star supergroup Velvet Revolver, and THEIR debut album went multi-platinum. After leaving VR, he then rejoined STP. Their latest album came out last week, and…sold […]
New Release Report 6/1/10: You Don't Know Jack
OK. I lie. If you’ve heard even one Jack Johnson record, you probably know him pretty well. The mellow Hawaiian surfer dude has very quietly become probably the most popular male pop/rock singer in the country not named John Mayer. And he’s done it without dating any celebrities, making an ass of himself in print media, or even having a hit song at radio. He definitely has a certain appeal. A lot of folks-myself included-occasionally need to hear music that […]
Chartstalker 4/15/10: Filing Taxes Would Be More Exciting
After all the Justin Bieber and Usher-related excitement of the past two weeks, things on the Billboard album charts have slowed back down to a crawl. Thanks in part to his performance on “SNL” this past weekend, Mr. Bieber jumps back into the #1 slot with “My World 2.0”. It scans 102,000 copies this week, giving Justin a three-week total of 675,000. Not too shabby. Meanwhile, his mentor slides into the runner-up spot with “Raymond vs. Raymond”, which drops a […]
Popblerd Premiere: Jack Johnson's "You & Your Heart"
Yesterday was “A Day Without Shoes”, when people were supposed to go unshod in a show of solidarity with the many people in the world who go without shoes. I figured walking the streets of Boston without any shoes on was probably not a good idea-so while I appreciated the sentiment, that just wasn’t happening for me. Talk about seamless segues…we now go headfirst into the new song by the perennially barefoot Jack Johnson. The Hawaiian singer/songwriter is getting set […]