Humming home tunes
The new project embraces elements of the American pop-rock trio's hometown New Jersey, drawing inspiration from disco pop sounds.
The second single of the album, titled No Time to Talk, is reminiscent of the 1977 banger Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.
The musical siblings Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas are expected to feature on the production.
'It really is a love letter to our roots musically and to our home state,' Nick said in an interview.
'There's a heavy influence of Bruce Springsteen and storytelling behind some of the greats from the state. But also, it's just about coming back to those roots.
'We are a family at our core, more than a band or anything else. Any time we come back to that feeling of playing music in our living room in Jersey, it's a great feeling,' he added.
Formed in 2005, the band first gained popularity for its contributions to various Disney projects, most famously the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana. The then teen heart-throbs later appeared in the films Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010).
In 2013, the band split up due to creative differences causing a 'deep rift', with each of them pursuing individual projects.
In 2019, the Jonas Brothers announced the end of their 'hiatus' on social media, and released their fifth album, Happiness Begins.
Greetings from Your Hometown serves as a follow-up to The Album (2023), which received generally positive reviews for its feel-good tunes and catchy melodies, which captured the band's essence.
This year marks 20 years since the group's formation, which the brothers will be celebrating by embarking on the Jonas20: Greetings from Your Hometown Tour.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Gulf Weekly
3 hours ago
- Gulf Weekly
Spelling out grief
Adult fiction author Joanne Yi's debut novel All the Tomorrows After hits the shelves on August 19. The story follows Korean-American teen Winter Moon, a girl in a troubled household. She is saving money in hopes of escaping with her terminally ill grandmother and living a better life. However, Winter's spiteful mother steals her money and blows through it all in one day, forcing the young girl to return to her estranged father, who reappears after being absent for more than a decade. The two agree that Winter would spend time with him in exchange for payment. In an interview, the author said she took inspiration from her own grief journey and heritage, explaining that she lost her father to terminal illness, and that anticipatory grief did not prepare her as she knew and rejected his fate. 'I've spent most of my adulthood trying to find the right words. What I've learned is that there are none, really, to articulate a loved one's slow and inevitable deterioration,' Joanne explained. 'All the Tomorrows After is shaped by our journey, which began in the absence of hope and continues in the absence of a farewell. It is inspired by my father, his battle to maintain his identity, and our family's experiences as caregivers. It is a reflection of myself as a young adult navigating grief, guilt, and isolation,' she added.
Gulf Weekly
3 hours ago
- Gulf Weekly
Musical introspection
American artist Chancelor Johnathan Bennett aka Chance the Rapper drops his long-awaited album Star Line tomorrow. The project tackles personal change and life lessons and marks the artist's return since his debut release The Big Day (2019), themed on his wedding that year. It drew harsh criticism from fans on social media, who considered it a downgrade from its preceding mixtapes. The artist has since divorced his wife and Internet personality Kirsten Corley. In an interview, Chance said the new album is inspired by his trips to Jamaica and Ghana and attending various art fairs around the world. 'Going to Ghana, reconnecting with a lot of my family, going through relationships changing, getting divorced – there are a lot of things that happened between my last project and this day,' he said. 'I think the sounds, production-wise, if they're not super experimental, they're based on some of the Black music that was influential to me throughout my childhood or through my travels.' According to the artist, he was also inspired by Black Star Line, a shipping and passenger company that was started in 1919 by Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey for people of African descent. 'I was really inspired by his work and some of the ideas and opinions that he had, on us all being one people. So when I came to Ghana for the first time in January, I was already inspired by Marcus Garvey and Garveyism. I learned a little bit of family history regarding Garveyism and how it connected to their faith,' Chance added. 'Garveyism' refers to the body of thought and organisational activities associated with the namesake activist. The album also marks a reunion between Chance and illustrator Brandon Breaux, who has created artworks for all of his other projects (except The Big Day).
Gulf Weekly
07-08-2025
- Gulf Weekly
Humming home tunes
The Jonas Brothers are dropping their seventh album Greetings from Your Hometown tomorrow, August 8. The new project embraces elements of the American pop-rock trio's hometown New Jersey, drawing inspiration from disco pop sounds. The second single of the album, titled No Time to Talk, is reminiscent of the 1977 banger Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees. The musical siblings Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas are expected to feature on the production. 'It really is a love letter to our roots musically and to our home state,' Nick said in an interview. 'There's a heavy influence of Bruce Springsteen and storytelling behind some of the greats from the state. But also, it's just about coming back to those roots. 'We are a family at our core, more than a band or anything else. Any time we come back to that feeling of playing music in our living room in Jersey, it's a great feeling,' he added. Formed in 2005, the band first gained popularity for its contributions to various Disney projects, most famously the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana. The then teen heart-throbs later appeared in the films Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). In 2013, the band split up due to creative differences causing a 'deep rift', with each of them pursuing individual projects. In 2019, the Jonas Brothers announced the end of their 'hiatus' on social media, and released their fifth album, Happiness Begins. Greetings from Your Hometown serves as a follow-up to The Album (2023), which received generally positive reviews for its feel-good tunes and catchy melodies, which captured the band's essence. This year marks 20 years since the group's formation, which the brothers will be celebrating by embarking on the Jonas20: Greetings from Your Hometown Tour.
