The East London artist transforms the strange intimacy of club toilet queues, temporary friendships and disappearing nightlife connections into his brand-sparkling-new single.
Allow Us To Introduce You To Jeshi’s brand-sparkling-new single, “girls and boys.”
Born Jesse Greenway, Jeshi is an East London rapper, producer and songwriter whose sharp lyrical storytelling has long examined working-class life, financial pressure and the people trying to hold themselves together inside modern Britain.
For his newest chapter, Jeshi turns his attention toward a different kind of social space: the regional club, the people inside it and the temporary connections that can suddenly feel more honest than relationships built in broad daylight.
Enter the late-night world of “girls and boys” and follow the road toward his forthcoming headrush mixtape.
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Produced by Big Ever and released through Select Discs, “girls and boys” follows Jeshi’s recent singles “champagne” and “at the wheel” as he builds toward his forthcoming mixtape, headrush.
The new project has been described as a celebration of the regional club in all its forms. Rather than only focusing on the rush of the dance floor, Jeshi searches through everything surrounding it: the queues, smoking areas, toilets, taxi rides and chance conversations that briefly turn complete strangers into confidants.
“girls and boys” is all about thee emotional connection you locate inside club toilet conversations and meetings. Someone enters your orbit for only a few minutes, gives you a compressed version of their entire life and then disappears back into the night before either of you can decide whether the moment was real.
Jeshi delivers those observations over hazy electronic production that captures both sides of the evening—the rush of being surrounded by people and the loneliness that can remain even when the room is completely full.
These are the adventures of nightlife, a thing we here at INYIM Media know a thing or two about. After all, we are the living, breathing embodiment of dance-club life from the 1990s through 2020. Rest in peace until further notice.
There is something instantly recognizable in Jeshi’s version of the club. The music may be loud, the lights may be flashing and everyone may be pretending to have the greatest night of their life—but the most honest moment can still happen beside a sink while waiting for a stall.
Dig out Jeshi’s late-night confessional “girls and boys” right below.
Watch Jeshi’s “girls and boys” official video.
Press play as Jeshi turns fleeting club connections and toilet-queue conversations into one hazy emotional headrush.
Sources: Jeshi’s official YouTube channel provided the video, producer and release information; Jeshi’s official website provided the official artist and single destination; Dork provided additional details about headrush and the track’s club-toilet-queue inspiration.
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