Categories: New Music

Global artist Jack Marton strikingly paints the picture of romance and hope with his new collaboration “Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor,” featuring Mason Jennings and Adam Topol

When listening to a track for the very first time, you are always hopeful and expectant, even for the kind of emotions it will evoke inside you. When I was listening to the warm, rhythmic, and acoustic-styled reimagination of Mason Jennings’ “Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor” by international Italian musician Jack Marton, featuring the original composer and Adam Topol, there was this strange familiarity that hit me—one that I really couldn’t wrap my head around since I’ve never listened to the original, but one that was a welcome feeling in my head. The song is authentic, and you know, an original cover that has been crafted in Marton’s own sonic image without losing its emotional touch and depth.

A complete artist has always been a sum total of where he’s from, the places he’s been, the people and culture he has interacted with, and so many other things. Lucky for one Venice-born musician, Jack Marton, he is a well-traveled man who has traversed Europe, and his artistry mirrors an unmissable cultural diversity, reflecting a well-rounded sonic tapestry that borrows from an oasis of influences.

Let’s get back to the single “Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor” that brought Jack and the original composer Mason together, adding Jack Johnson’s drummer Adam Topol to the mix for a strikingly beautiful and moving body of work that tugs at a listener’s heartstrings from the very opening notes.

The deft fingerprints make contact with the acoustic guitar, and the gentle and soulful wails are emanated, providing a smooth backdrop for the rich, genuine, and squeaky clean lead vocals that paint this romantic story lucidly.

The warm acoustic tunings are complemented by the comfortable bass, making for a sweet melody that is really rhythmic yet reserved…one that is perfect for any slow and purposeful body movement…just one step at a time.

Picture this—you and your significant other in a certain spot on the dance floor, your hand comfortably placed on the other’s back and the other resting just above the waistline, moving in tandem to the song’s inviting blend or rhythm and melody as the vivid and romantic-fueled words ignite an inestimably intimate passion, made even better by the affirmative message that the song carries—one that is deeply ingrained on hope for the foreseeable future and boundless optimism.

As an ingenious folk music creator, what Jack did with this original is take what Mason had initially invented and use his own creative foundation as a trampoline to reach new exciting grounds, without losing that core emotional depth the original carriers, and I am happy to report that he succeeds with flying colors.

“Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor” is the kind of charismatic music that makes you feel positive about everything. For anyone who’s in love, the words feel as if they were written specifically for them!

These 3 minutes and 32 seconds underscore the power of music to make one feel understood, and the crisp, polished, and raw production by Jack’s longtime producer Marino De Angeli rounds out an alluringly beautiful soundscape that belongs to any viral playlist or even the radio if we are being honest.

“Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor” has been garnering some positive streams with over 15K Spotify streams in such a short period, highlighting its massive appeal to music lovers all over who can’t get enough of its warm, fuzzy, acoustic, and genuine touch.

A collaboration worth the effort of everyone involved, “Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor” deserves all the love and attention it can get from any and all music fans.

Check the song below, stream and add it to your playlist, and recommend it to a friend or stranger.

For more information, check out Jack Marton’s official website, https://jackmarton.com

Delvin

Founder of Tunepical, a blog dedicated to sharing my love of music with you. I believe that music is the key to life, and if you're listening to the right songs at the right time, everything is possible!

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