DATE: AUGUST 18, 2023

FROM: LYNDIE WENNER, SRO PR

JACOB & THE DAZEY CHAIN
POP/ALT ROCK GUITARIST, SINGER AND SONGWRITER
RELEASES SINGLE “SHELL GAME”
TODAY, AUGUST 18
VIA GRATUITOUS NOISE

OFFICIAL VIDEO PREMIERES TODAY ON VEVO
WATCH HERE

Artwork for “Shell Game”

JACOB REESE THORNTON, the “almost” 21-year-old South Florida-raised guitarist, singer and songwriter whose musical influences extend from 70’s classic rock through today’s pop, Brit and alternative rock genres, is the front man and major force propelling Jacob & The Dazey Chain. They are described as “a force to be reckoned with” by Classic Rock Magazine (Feb.’21 issue), while The Aquarian Weekly noted that “Jacob & The Dazey Chain represent Tasteful, Artistic Nostalgia. Young taste-maker Jacob Thornton, the talented and prolific rockstar-on-the rise who has one hand reaching toward the 2020’s and the other holding on tightly to the 1970’s “(September 13, 2021).

Today (August 18), Jacob & The Dazey Chain released their new single and video “Shell Game” across all digital platforms via the Gratuitous Noise label. “Shell Game” is the first single from their second EP due for an early spring 2024 release. Listen to the song HERE (to add pivot link) and watch the official video HERE premiering today on VEVO, reflecting the super-charged energy that emanates from JACOB, with his vocals, guitars and body moves in this raw, hi-energy performance.

“Shell Game” was written by Thornton and produced and mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac, Imagine Dragons) at South Easter Studios in Nashville. “It was so great to work with Jacob in the studio” says Needham. “He’s a super talented player/singer/songwriter and really open to exploring sounds and ways to create the songs.” Jacob recalls how he met Needham: “I was at The Killers’ show at Bridgestone Arena and during a quick break I snuck out to the concession stand to grab a hot dog and just happened to bump into producer/mixer legend Mark Needham in line. I truly believe that as an artist, if you’re creating what is real to you, everything else will fall into place, and that’s exactly what happened that night. Out of some 20,000 people at that show, the universe put Mark in my path.”

JACOB explains that a shell game is “an old carnival trick and a game of chance where a player bets on a prize placed under one of three rotating walnut shells. No matter how certain you are of your choice, there’s always a chance the dealer is deceiving you. Reality can often be more than meets the eye.” “Shell Game,” he adds, “was the last song I wrote before leaving my family’s home in So. Florida and moving to Nashville in 2021. The song is about charting your own course and being willing to fail despite uncertainty and the deception that exists in the modern world. There are always setbacks but you gotta dust yourself off and keep going. That’s what the line ‘life’s a shell game’ is saying. That concept really resonated with me during the time I was writing for the new EP. Sometimes you’ve just got to accept what is out of your control, pick your head up, and move forward.”

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DT: OCTOBER 21, 2021

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JACOB & THE DAZEY CHAIN
RELEASES NEW SINGLE & EP’s TITLE TRACK
“THE SKY IS ALL I NEED TO GET HIGH”
OCTOBER 21
WATCH VISUALIZER VIDEO HERE

Brit Pop/Rock-influenced guitarist, singer and songwriter JACOB REESE THORNTON of JACOB & THE DAZEY CHAIN announces today’s release (October 21) of the fourth single and title track of the EP “The Sky Is All I Need To Get High” on indie label Gratuitous Noise. The new single was written by JACOB REESE THORNTON and as with many of his self-written songs, they’re inspired by his longtime musical influences (R.E.M., Oasis, Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac). “The Sky Is All I Need To Get High” was co-produced with Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses), who also played bass. All the vocals and guitars were performed by JACOB, with Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters) on B3 organ, and Jerry Roe (Legendary Shack Shakers) on drums. Jason Kingsland engineered and mixed the track with mastering by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road. The B-side “Sketches Of You” accompanies the single release.

LISTEN HERE to the single and the B-side available now on all streaming platforms.

Watch the YouTube visualizer video for the single HERE

JACOB reveals the story behind the creation of “The Sky Is All I Need To Get High”:

“‘The Sky Is All I Need to Get High’ is the oldest track on the EP (released 9/20/21) and the only one I’ve yet to play live. I was in Las Vegas rehearsing for Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in early Sept 2019. I had about 30 minutes to kill in my hotel room and figured I’d try to write a song. The bathroom acoustics were so incredible that I literally just sat by the sink, queued up a voice memo and let it roll. Weeks later I was sifting through old voice recordings and rediscovered the riff. Lyrically, the song is about trusting your own instincts and not letting people dictate the path you take. That’s a common theme in a number of my songs. I knew it had to be the opening track because it pretty much sums up the theme of the EP within the first 10 seconds.”

JACOB shares why he decided to add the “Sketches Of You” B-side. “I love digging through a band’s catalog and stumbling upon a cool B-side or bonus track. It’s like striking gold. It also harkens back to a time when 45’s were the way people bought music. Some DJ’s would flip the 45 and the B-side, THAT became the hit!  I want to keep that tradition going.  “SKETCHES OF YOU” is a song I wrote back in 2018 and released under my own name.  The song is sort of a collage of my musical influences and South Florida upbringing.  I was listening to a lot of Santana and Lindsey Buckingham at that time, and it shows.”

Poster Design: Kim Madden Designs

Three singles were released from the EP leading up to the new single “The Sky Is All I Need To Get High”: “Traces” (this past January), “The Kids” (May) and “Swan Dive” (July). JACOB AND THE DAZEY CHAIN is a three-time winner in Classic Rock Magazine’s “New Tracks of the Week” readers’ poll. JACOB & THE DAZEY CHAIN’s debut EP entered Amazon’s Top 25 best-selling, new alternative rock releases. The lead single “Traces” entered the top 20 Play MPE downloads across all AAA/Rock specialty stations and Top 10 (#9) streaming charts and receives regular play on Little Steven’s Underground Garage on SiriusXM with Los Angeles DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.

A LIMITED EDITION VINYL of the EP w/Bonus Tracks is available here

JACOB has performed by invitation at Eric Clapton’s 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival and played on stage with Bruce Kulick (Kiss & Grand Funk Railroad) and Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz (from Slash & The Conspirators). He has also collaborated and performed with bass legend Tony Franklin (The Firm, Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers) (watch here).

“Jacob & The Dazey Chain represent Tasteful, Artistic Nostalgia. Young taste-maker Jacob Thornton, the talented and prolific rockstar-on-the rise who has one hand reaching toward the 2020’s and the other holding on tightly to the 1970’s.”
~The Aquarian Weekly, September 13, 2021

“It’s a once in a generational thing… I don’t think we get enough of these ”
~Lori Majewski, SiriusXM Volume, May 3, 2019

“So so talented–I think we are going to be talking about this kid for years and years…”
~Larry Flick, SiriusXM Volume; former Senior Talent Editor, Billboard Magazine, May 3, 2019

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DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

FROM: LYNDIE WENNER, SRO PR

JACOB AND THE DAZEY CHAIN
BRIT-POP/ROCK-INFLUENCED GUITARIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER
ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP
‘THE SKY IS ALL I NEED TO GET HIGH’
RELEASED TODAY, SEPTEMBER 20
PLUS LIMITED EDITION VINYL WITH 4 BONUS TRACKS

“Jacob & The Dazey Chain represent Tasteful, Artistic Nostalgia. Young taste-maker Jacob Thornton, the talented and prolific rockstar-on-the rise who has one hand reaching toward the 2020’s and the other holding on tightly to the 1970’s.”
–The Aquarian Weekly, Sept.13, 2021

JACOB AND THE DAZEY CHAIN, the Brit-pop/rock-influenced singer, songwriter, guitarist and recent Nashville transplant from South Florida, today (September 20) releases his debut EP THE SKY IS ALL I NEED TO GET HIGH on indie label Gratuitous Noise. LISTEN HERE to the EP on all streaming platforms and check out JACOB’s quotes below about the songs.

All the songs on this six-song EP were written by JACOB REESE THORNTON and inspired by his longtime musical influences including R.E.M., Oasis, Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac; as a young teen, he admired their albums when they were played around the house. All the tracks on THE SKY IS ALL I NEED TO GET HIGH were arranged and produced by JACOB, with two of them, “Traces” and the title song “The Sky Is All I Need To Get High,” co-produced with Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses) who also played bass. All the vocals and guitars were performed by JACOB, with Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters) on B3 organ. Drummers Jerry Roe (Legendary Shack Shakers) and Lee Levin (Kelly Clarkson, Ricky Martin, Barry Gibb) also appear on select tracks.

“The overall theme is about finding hope in moments of uncertainty, and taking chances,” says JACOB about the EP. “Most of the songs were written when I was 17. Everyone at that age understands how daunting the future seems. Especially when it sneaks up on you. While it might not have been a conscious effort, when I listen back on these songs, I’m hearing my own inner dialogue–all the universal emotions that come with trying to find your purpose and place in the world. I’m a true believer in the idea that everything put in front of you is there for a reason, and that you have to follow your signal and embrace the path that calls you. That’s a driving force behind many of my songs.”

Three singles were released leading up to the EP: “Traces” (Jan ’21), “The Kids” (May ’21) and “Swan Dive” (July ’21). JACOB AND THE DAZEY CHAIN is a three-time winner in Classic Rock Magazine’s “New Tracks of the Week” reader’s poll. “Traces” entered the top 20 Play MPE downloads across all AAA/Rock specialty stations and Top 10 (#9) streaming charts and receives regular play on Little Steven’s Underground Garage on SiriusXM with Los Angeles DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.

JACOB’s guitar and vocal skills are not new to those who have seen him perform by invitation at Eric Clapton’s 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival. He has also played on stage with Bruce Kulick (Kiss & Grand Funk Railroad) and Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz (from Slash & The Conspirators). In addition, he’s collaborated with bass legend Tony Franklin (The Firm, Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers) on a searing cover of “I Can See For Miles” by The Who (watch here).

“It’s a once in a generational thing… I don’t think we get enough of these ”
~Lori Majewski, SiriusXM Volume – May 3, 2019

“So so talented–I think we are going to be talking about this kid for years and years…”
~Larry Flick, SiriusXM Volume; former Senior Talent Editor, Billboard Magazine – May 3, 2019

The title track and next single, “The Sky Is All I Need To Get High,” is scheduled for a mid-October 2021 release and a B-side “surprise” that JACOB plans to use as a PSA encouraging both young and old to practice Covid safety measures and do the right thing so we can all fully get back to enjoying the thrill of live music together.

Poster Design: Kim Madden Designs

LIMITED EDITION VINYL w/Bonus Tracks

A limited edition vinyl of the EP is available here and includes four bonus tracks.

“Sketches of You” (received rave reviews on SiriusXM’s ‘Feedback’ on Volume 106)
“Ground Rush”
“Seed of Youth”
“Bulletproof Superstars” (Exclusive – never before released.)

SONGS ON THE EP:

“The Sky Is All I Need to Get High”
“’The Sky’ is the oldest track on the EP and the only one I’ve yet to play live. I was in Las Vegas rehearsing for Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in early September 2019. I had about 30 mins to kill in our hotel room and figured I’d try to write a song. The bathroom acoustics were so incredible that I literally just sat by the sink, queued up a voice memo and let it roll. Weeks later I was sifting through old voice recordings and rediscovered the riff. Lyrically, the song is about trusting your own instincts and not letting people dictate the path you take. That’s a common theme in a number of my songs. I knew it had to be the opening track because it pretty much sums up the theme of the EP within the first 10 seconds.

“Traces”
“Traces” was written while going through a Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ phase. Learning to play those songs brought a whole new element to my writing, as so many of the chords are ones I’d never think to play. The Beatles wrote the book.  I’ll never forget the first time Bill and I heard Rami’s key parts on this song. When that first chorus hit, everyone in the room got goosebumps. It took it to the next level.  Lyrically, ‘Traces’ is about coming of age in troubled times, and with hope as a new era unfolds.

“Color Me Blind”
“It’s about wanting to get across to someone special but not knowing how, and the frustration that brings. ‘Color Me Blind’ was the last song completed for the EP. It’s a bit different from the rest of the record—it almost has a jazz flare to it. That bridge where the guitar lines and the synths begin to stack upon one another is one of my fave moments on the EP.”

“Swan Dive”
“I read a quote that said, ‘When you take big bites out of life, life sometimes bites back.’  That inspired ‘Swan Dive.’ I was partly thinking of musicians I know who, like me, put our music out there against impossible odds.  But it’s more universal.  I’d say it’s about throwing caution to the wind.  Overcoming fear and self-doubt.  But also being careful what you wish for.”

“The Kids”
“’The Kids’ is a reflection of the world my generation is inheriting–-cynicism and a sense of peril. It feels like what I’ve read about the late 1960’s. Music had a huge cultural impact then. It was not disposable and it mattered. At the time I wrote this song, two things were going on really.  The anger that came with this country’s last four years of political divide, and the awful school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida–20 minutes from my own high school. It left the entire South Florida community reeling. None of us really felt safe after that, and unfortunately these mass shootings continue. Our grandparents had to worry about a nuclear event and had fallout shelters in their high schools. My generation has to worry about the bullied kid with assault weapons shooting up the school. I thought the students who spoke out after that were very brave– ‘no more thoughts and prayers.’”

“Signal & the Noise”
“One silver lining of the Covid lockdown was the amount of free time to write. This song was a product of that. I am fascinated by the concept of synchronicity— how the universe always has a way of bringing the right people into your life at the right time if you follow your instincts. The demo version that made the EP was recorded live, in one take, on my iPhone 11 in the bathroom! It was something I did for social media and had no intent of recording it properly. However, once I saw the reaction it received, I started to track a studio version. But nothing matched the intensity of the original live take, warts and all. Then I started thinking back on some of my favorite songs including “Dead in the Water” (Noel Gallagher) and “Hey, Hey, My, My” (Neil Young) and realized that the live rawness and vulnerability of those tracks makes me feel like I am in the same room as the artist. It feels more personal. After all the production that went into this EP, I like the idea of closing it with something real and unfiltered.”

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DT: MAY 13, 2021

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JACOB & THE DAZEY CHAIN
RELEASES NEW SINGLE
RALLYING “THE KIDS”
LISTEN HERE TO THIS EMERGING ROCK ARTIST’S
INSPIRED MESSAGE TO YOUTH & GRADUATING STUDENTS
WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO HERE

“I believe good art challenges people to think, but at the same time
I don’t feel musicians should tell people how to think.” -JRT

“THE KIDS,” the new single written, arranged and produced by artist/guitarist Jacob Reese Thornton of Jacob & The Dazey Chain, has been released today, May 13th, (listen here). The South Florida rock artist performs all instruments on this track except drums, which were laid down by session ace, Lee Levin (whose credits include Barry Gibb, Kelly Clarkson and more).

““The Kids” is a reflection of the world my generation is inheriting–-cynicism and a sense of peril,” says Jacob. “It feels like what I’ve read about the late 1960’s. Music had a huge cultural impact then. It was not disposable and it mattered.” Jacob goes on to say, “At the time I wrote this song, two things were going on really.  The anger that came with this country’s last four years of political divide, and the awful school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School here in South Florida–20 minutes from my own high school. It left the entire South Florida community reeling. None of us really felt safe after that, and unfortunately these mass shootings continue. Our grandparents had to worry about a nuclear event and had fallout shelters in their high schools. My generation has to worry about the bullied kid with assault weapons shooting up the school. I thought the students who spoke out after that were very brave–‘no more thoughts and prayers.’” Watch the lyric video for “The Kids” here.

Jacob & The Dazey Chain will release a new single every other month leading up to the release of his forthcoming EP this Fall on his Gratuitous Noise label, which will be available on all streaming platforms. The EP features Rami Jaffee from the Foo Fighters and Bill Reynolds from Band of Horses on two of the tracks (“Traces” and the yet to be announced title track). A limited run of vinyl for this EP will also be made available.

Jacob & The Dazey Chain released the debut single “Traces” this past January receiving nods by Classic Rock Magazine (“Tracks Of The Week”) and garnering spins by industry tastemaker Rodney Bingenheimer on SiriusXM’s Underground Garage and NPR’s KOSU Radio/The Spy FM “New Music Weekly” playlist on Apple Music. Listen to “Traces” here and watch the lyric video here.

Jacob Reese Thornton
Photo: © Gratuitous Noise, LLC

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