“Gimme Coherence” surges with a need that feels both political and personal, a kind of cracked anthem for those trying to hold it together in a world designed to unravel. Jeff Tobias threads broken synth lines and guitar exorcisms through driving rhythms, his voice balancing warmth with urgency, clarity with a hint of fray. “No one gets to go home,” he sings matter-of-factly, “as some invisible hand spins the globe.” There’s nothing didactic here, just a sense of looking outward and trying to name what sears and what holds. Near the end, thick saxophone squalls rise and begin to unmoor the structure, slowing things down just enough to drift loose. It’s a plea, but also a blueprint, lit by the possibility that coherence might be something we create together rather than wait for.
Jeff’s new album, One Hundredfold Now In This Age, will be released on October 17 by Repeating Cloud. Stream below and pre-order HERE.
