FEELINGS marks Jake Henry’s long-awaited return as a leader, more than a decade after his debut with Sweet Talk Glitterbomb. This album is a deeply personal exploration of the intricate harmonic language and angular counterpoint Henry developed during his formative years as a guitarist. Drawing on the frenetic energy of math rock, raw intensity of metal, and chaotic textures of noise, Henry recontextualizes common song form into a bold, genre-defying soundscape.

The quartet—featuring Brian Krock (Big Heart Machine, Liddle) on saxophone, Aaron Quinn (Sunchoke, Wadada Leo Smith) on guitar, and Nathan Ellman-Bell (Brass Against) on drums—navigates Henry’s intricate angular compositions with precision and abandon, creating a sound that is both cerebral and visceral. Formed in the post COVID quarantine summer of 2020, the band began meeting weekly to rehearse Henry’s music outdoors, under a bridge in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. At a time of global uncertainty, the group dedicated themselves to forging a high intensity sound with a focused compositional approach as a salve to the instability of the world. Recorded in June 2021 at Palace II, engineer Nathaniel Morgan's prolific pandemic-era warehouse studio squat, FEELINGS documents the group’s necessary artistic expression and stands as a testament to Henry’s commitment to pushing boundaries and redefining the possibilities of contemporary music.

Jake Henry - trumpet
Brian Krock - reeds
Aaron Quinn - Guitar
Nathan Ellman-Bell - drums

Compositions by Jake Henry ASCAP
Recorded by Nathaniel Morgan at Palace II in Brooklyn NY June 2021
Mixed and mastered by Nathaniel Morgan
Photo by Jimmy O'Connell
Design by Jake Henry