An Evening with Darren Jessee

Schedule

Fri Mar 14 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Wake Forest Listening Room | Wake Forest, NC

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"A quietly devastating way with words." -- Paste
"Persistent tranquility and piercing cleverness." -- American Songwriter
"A lush and instantly affecting work of indie folk" -- Under the Radar
"A quiet little masterpiece that plums the depth of small moments and fleeting acts of intimacy." -- PopMatters
DARREN JESSEE is a familiar presence to alternative music fans thanks to his long tenure as the drummer / backing vocalist in Ben Folds Five. (He also co-wrote that group’s biggest hit “Brick.")
Outside of that outfit, he’s logged time touring with Sharon Van Etten, Chatham County Line and Hiss Golden Messenger, as well as fronting the indie rock ensemble Hotel Lights.
But perhaps Jessee’s most affecting work has been the three albums he has released over the past five years under his own name. On these recordings, he scales everything back to the purest pop essentials, with strings, acoustic guitar and a smart application of vintage keyboards serving to put further emphasis on his languid vocals and plainspoken, yet elegiac lyrics.
Jessee’s latest full-length Central Bridge is his best yet. A hushed understated affair recorded primarily in the artist’s North Carolina home, the album revels in the small details of life—a crumpled pack of cigarettes found in an old jacket, a pile of wet swimwear on the floor—that somehow leave a lasting impression on a person or stir up deep seated memories."
https://darrenjessee.com
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The Wake Forest Listening Room, 415 Brooks Street,Wake Forest,NC,United States

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