His Name Itself Is Music

Jad Fair is, by his own admittance, a prolific artist. "It takes a lot of work, and bands spend way more time in the studio than I do. Most of my albums have taken three or four days to record." So it comes at no surprise then that whilst releasing Beautiful Songs - the Best of Jad Fair, an album featuring both Jad's solo material and that created with his band Half Japanese (it boasts over 100 tracks), that Jad can add yet another contribution, His Name Itself is Music, to what is already a considerable and esteemed body of work. His Name Itself is Music sees Jad continue to embrace his emotive and raw approach to music making, with an untuned guitar, his voice for beats, and his expressive singing wavering in and out of tune as if momentarily plucked from his generous subconscious.