NASHVILLE, TENN. — Urban country artist Paulina Jayne’s “vibey” new single, ‘Drove By,’ paints a relatable picture of post-breakup emotions in the rawest form. The storyline unfolds in the corresponding music video premiering on the ACM Award-winning station, 99.5 WYCD, website, bringing the song to life for the listener. “Write about it or it didn’t happen,” says Paulina when asked if ‘Drove By’ was born out of personal experience. It was.
In 2020, Covid’s decimation of tours and gigs could not divert the creative juices in Paulina’s world. Quarantining forced greater introspection and evolved into days jam-packed with an emotional mayhem expressed through constant songwriting. Dusty old instruments found new life, every room became a studio, every nook and cranny a sound booth. And the new music just flowed. Paulina spent many late nights basking in the reverb of the powder room with her guitar on her lap, writing into the wee hours.. New songs were posted practically every other day on IGTV and Facebook. ‘Drove By’ was one of them, which was immediately a fan favorite.
“So many of the knowns in my life became blurry over the last year. I got out of a relationship that I thought would be anything but short-lived, lost one of my best friends to Covid-19, felt the pinch when shows were cancelled one by one, and like everyone else, I had to shut normal down for a period of time because of a worldwide pandemic. I didn’t have anywhere else to bring my heart, so I brought it to music. I made a home there that became something most everyone can live in,” says Paulina.
Paulina hopes to create a home for her listeners in her songs; a place where their hearts can connect with the emotion of the moment in time, melancholy or mighty, in a melody that repeats in your head all day long. For the first time, she reveals a vulnerable side of herself that had yet to see the light of day: “‘Drove By’ shows off the wistful side of her songwriting–something I always knew she could do well but didn’t get to hear that often,” says her guitarist, Jason Harris.
Grammy Award-Winning engineer and producer, Mills Logan, co-produced ‘Drove By’ with Paulina at UMG Nashville’s House of Blues Studios. Paulina brought the stage to the studio, using her live band in her session. Detroit musicians, Miguel Gutierrez (drums/percussion), Christian Sykes (bass) and Amir Edwards (keys/organ/piano), came together with Nashville musicians, John Gallo (acoustic guitar), Jason Harris (electric guitar) and Tania Hancheroff (background vocals), to create a vibey, alt-country-pop experience for the listener.
Director and editor extraordinaire, Tyler Manuel, and Director of Photography, Jake Moore, created the ‘Drove By’ music video. Carey Grabeman and Ashley Trout played the “ex” and “the silhouette she never met” in the dramatic storyline. Featuring the nocturnal Nashville skyline, Paulina plays the heartbroken, post-breakup character that most girls (and guys) can relate to, if they are honest. After all, haven’t we all driven by his (or her) house last night?
Now available on all digital platforms, ‘Drove By,’ and the corresponding music video premiering on the ACM Award-Winning station, 99.5 WYCD, website.
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