Singer/songwriter Jacob Turnbloom has shared second single for Dangerbird Records Microdose Series. “Ray’s Occult” is a brooding, simmering fever dream that finds Turnbloom rejecting modernity. He explains “I had the title in my head before the song was ever written, so it started off as a sort of strange tribute to Ghostbusters 2, and Bobby Brown’s single ‘On Our Own,’ which is one of my favorite New Jack Swing songs. The subject matter is a loose commentary on Silicon Valley garbage like The Metaverse. I’d rather play with a slinky or draw pictures of dinosaurs than live next door to my favorite celebrity in some stupid digital playground.”

Jacob Turnbloom on “Ray’s Occult”:

“Life can at times feel as though we are stuck in a waiting room, longing for something, anything to take us away from the mundane woes of ordinary life, so this video is just trying to reflect that feeling I guess? Just a middle aged man in an apartment with piles of physical media, dirty dishes. What am I clinging to? I should sign up today!

“Remember in the classic film Some Kind of Monster when Kirk Hammett starts talking about Saṃsāra? I felt that.”

For many artists, the decision to turn toward more creative freedom means meandering into formless freak-outs, ambient psychedelia, or some kind of synth pop experiment. Not so for Jacob Turnbloom, leader and principal songwriter of beloved SoCal fuzz pop purveyors Mrs Magician. Additional forays with The Grave Walks, Blessure Grave, First Wave Hello, and many other bands have provided Turnbloom with ample opportunity to refine a signature style of caustic yet sentimental garage pop prowess. But Turnbloom’s newest solo endeavors find him forging a different path, fully embracing melody and earnest, simple songs.