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Writer's pictureKhyati Chaturvedi

Polaroid Dreams: Decode the Illuminated Imperfections of Jane Hobson's 'Attic Days'

Jane Hobson returns to the masses with the refreshing notions of their brand new rock revelation 'Attic Days' and this would spark up your mood! Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Jane is a creative singer-songwriter known for her candid verses that blend in genres like post-punk, folk and indie rock. Narrating the story of an artist moving away from her hometown, this masterpiece was mastered, produced and engineered by Bronson Taalbi in a converted garage studio. As someone who has also graced venues like the Empty Bottle in Chicago and the Cactus Club of Milwaukee, she is known for her dynamic landscapes and candid lyricism. This feels like a refreshing moment of adjusting to changes, adaptability, navigating relationships and inevitable breakups in a capsule of unhinged numbers.


Jane Hobson
Jane Hobson

Converting her own life into a fairytale no matter how real it is, 'Attic Days' feels like an unfiltered journey inside the mind of Jane and her journey through her ups and downs.

We begin the ecstatic notions of this album with 'Chelsea'. A track that starts slow, this talks about a deep-rooted nostalgia for a girl named Chelsea whose life has been a rollercoaster ride and who is suffocated by the turmoil that others make her do. This is very evocative, and reflective and feels like a moment of relatability and intoxication. The next track feels like a continuation of the first track, where the artist takes a moment to break free from the shackles of dependability of others. She raises her voice about how she's not a cure to all of their problems and is at a loss of her identity while giving them all.


'Eat Me Up' is a dreamy escape from the usual undertones of the album we saw so far. This is soft, pastel-coded and is a moment of self-reflection where the artist is shedding light on her existence. She's poetically rhyming every minute detail, letting the masses know she's tough to love, but regardless she's hungry for something she'll never find. The next track 'Know Thyself' starts with similar dystopian rock notions of running away. This is full of moments of dilemma, where the line between right and wrong is blurred to the point where everything is.


'Liar Liar' is a light-hearted melody that is full of similar reflections of who the artist is and wants to be. Although she took her time to figure herself out, her earlier versions also were real and not a game of pretence. 'The Cold Song' is full of unexpected blues and turns of events in the artist's life. This is a moment of moving away and preparing to go beyond one's comfort zone.


'Time To Kill' is also a retrograde from the past, where she's throwing light on the stark difference between the life she imagined for herself vs the one she's living. From complaining about not reading a book to being a big sky, small house silly girl, this is an adorable song. Last but not least, we finished its release with 'Where TF Am I'. A track that feels like the epitome of imposter syndrome, this is almost too random, where the artist romanticizes the day-to-day happenings of her life. Overall, I feel like this is an album anyone could enjoy, as it is soft, poignant and too reflective to be true.


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