Jesse Kinch breaks free with lyrical power in “Escape The Shade”

With this new single, “Escape The Shade,” Jesse Kinch presents a rallying cry covered in pure, unfiltered energy. A motivational and encouraging track at heart, “Escape The Shade” possesses the kind of uplifting electricity that gets under your skin. This track is as unique as it is a banger, its origins are even better. Captured live at the Salinas Sports Stadium during the legendary California Rodeo, “Escape The Shade” pleats with that kind of real-time energy you can’t fit within the confines of studio walls. You can feel the crowd, the open sky, the eminence of an evocation.

A raw freedom in the air infiltrates every note, lending the song a grit that’s also a rare treat. Kinch’s voice, from the jump, cuts through like a beacon, honest, fully alive if there is any confusion with the intent of his words. He’s not singing about breaking through darkness, he’s doing it, right in front of us, one lyric at a thrilling time. “Escape The Shade’s” music combines uplifting melodies with a propelling undercurrent that gives the song a sense of forward motion. The song is about movement, replacing the wheel after sitting in the passenger seat for too long.

And while the energy is high, there’s a slight finesse to how the message falls. The finishing touches that Kinch added himself at his own studio give the raw live performance a polished edge, striking a winning balance between spontaneity and intention. If you’re clawing your way out of a bad season or need a reminder that the light is coming, “Escape The Shade” lays it all out. Jesse Kinch has always had a talent for cutting past the lush folds of musicianship to the emotional core, but with “Escape The Shade,” he does it with a full heart and a fearless voice.