“Last One Standing” is the debut song from former “Bad Lieutenant” guitarist Jake Evans, hailing him as a mesmerising and gifted artist in his own right.  Just listening to “Last One Standing” raises the bar for the new wave of guitar and electro-infused artists, hallmarking a new star of great magnitude. Whilst Evans’s voice commands the song, it’s the opaque guitars which leak the intense emotions from the recesses of the soul. Lyrically “Last One Standing” cuts quite deep; revealing old wounds which quickly heal from single-minded regeneration. Lyrics such as “Keeping our dreams alive, Silence can be a killer, until you learn how to survive…” illustrates the obstacles overcome in the process of achieving a personal goal. With the Orbit-esque synths and Oldfield-esque chimes, “Last One Standing” transcends a haunting beauty that shimmers between the darkness.  A skilful guitarist, Evans initially releases a scrapey range of transverse riffs that skedaddle and pull inwards against the dusky drones.  Then synchronising with the lyric: “See the man with the suburban soul...”, the riffs pull out, mutating into gritty, iron-fisted rockier tones, hailing a new reawakened dawn. It’s during the out-tro of “Last One Standing” that the guitars zig-zag like constellations in the sky, rising, pulling back, up- stepping against the tinny drums and ambient backdrop.

Now in the process of completing his first album you can download Jake Evans “Last One Standing” http://www.jakeevansmusic.com