Thank you for this!!! Never thought you'd be talking about me!
Mate, I think everyone will be talking about you soon! You’re gifted. Stay grounded, keep growing your gift (so practise every day) and I wish you all the luck in the world to stay on the path you choose for yourself! Love from Annie, in Cornwall, UK.🙂🌸
I know this kid. Saw him in someone’s back yard over the summer . Such an unassuming and talented kid. Just signed a record deal and played the Grand ole Opry a few days ago.
West Virginia is full of musicians like Jake Kohn, we are all overlooked in the industry, but the fact is there are so many talented musicians here just not enough places to showcase these talents, thanks for playing this video Justin and giving some love to us West Virginians.
I hope for you all this young man shines a light on your area and more start to take notice. Failing that I know where to travel to come and immerse myself in quality music next time I can afford it.
Much love, Ch’O.
PS. Any other bands or artist you would recommend checking out?
I am from a small town in Norway, and have gradually found Country, into mostly artists from the Appalachia region, a lot of Kentucky music, and the last year spent most of the time on RadioWV. The share numbers of great artist are astounding. Would love to spend some time there someday, listening to the local artists before they rise to stars.
True. My family of 30 or so used to get together and each take turns singing songs for the family. Young and old alike
'sans axe' 😆 I love your turn of phrase.
Intro still sounded good
Absolutely wonderful voice. I hope we don’t lose sight of this lad and he keeps going!
Wow that is a really mature voice in one so young.
Would never have had someone like that on my radar - wow - such a voice and talent overall...Thanks for covering this guy!
W O W !!!!! Rough Edges are perfect !! Just WOW..Thanks for new music Justin !! 🎶
Is this the opposite of AI music? We need more of this with different types of real and raw voices.
wouldnt say, never listened to any ai music. not really interested in hearing it either.
@@JeffreyBezeau I was wondering this was about like...WTF does AI have to do with this?! 😆 I think people are losing their fkn minds 😣
Sheesh - what a voice, real feeling and soul in every word. I can't help but wonder what his speaking voice is like!
Woah was not expecting that voice to come out of that angelic wee visage, a wonderful mash up of Ray LaMontagne meets Eddie Vedder ❤
Ray LaMontagne! That was the voice i was thinking of but couldn't conjure the name. Love LaMontagne's production, as well - bit brassy, boozy, horns. Good shit.
In this song, "Everything's gonna be alright" is just self soothing..because sometimes everything's not gonna be alright, and I like songs that realise that. P.S. I'd rather listen to this guy than the "best singer in the world" guy every time.
When I saw the thumbnail initially I thought it was a woman.
His voice for one so young is a shocker in a good way.
Another artist I've never heard of ⭐️ 👍
Bloody hell. Eddie Vedder meets Janis Joplin. Mind blowing
Nothing like Vedder.
Vedder doesn’t do any southern accent, on his voice.
This young guy, has some obvious influences, like John Prine, Daughtery, Ray Lamontagne and more of the clones of Vedder, who came later, whenever he loses the gruffy thing in his voice.
What’s funny, is this kid sounds a bit like the Silverchair kid, when he was 17, on SNL, and then was called a copy cat.
We were spoiled with great rock music in the first half of the 90’s, as now pop music has nearly no rock music in the mainstream charts.
@@CorbCorbin The Silverchair lad as you say for those who don't know, is Daniel Johns. And yes, I can hear that, especially since Silverchair launched with a hit when they were 16 as well.
I can hear him singing 'Crazy Mary' by Pearl Jam. Raw talent, man. Raw.
Oh wow, this is fantastic!
5 seconds in, jaw dropped, eyes popped, my oh my, this kid doesn't even shave yet....where the hell did that voice come from! very excited to hear much more from this young man...i thinks he's a long time keeper
This is raw! So beautiful and bless to see someone sharing their soul!! Awesome guitar player! Actually mind blown and inspired !! Xx
I have been waiting for you to review this. Thank you!
Your air guitar is always on point
Much love to you Mr Hawkins ❤️
Old soul. He is absolutely amazing.
Great video as always! What an incredible talent Jake is. You opened the Ren rabbit hole for me, and now I have another equally incredibly inviting rabbit hole to fall into. Thanks Justin, I’m off now to dive right in!
I've been waiting for Jake to blow up. I have been sharing his clips with my kids and telling them he's gonna be the next big thing. Love his raspy voice.
He gets a lot of credit for his voice, understandably, but I really like his songwriting and melodies. Much more to him than just his voice.
Absolutely fantastic. I wish him nothing but success.
Justin thanks for your music .. really thanks..
when someone does a great music (a great disc..) this everlast forever ..
It s not important the level..
it s important that when i need to listen that music, that tones,..
i can find them only there..
Nobody can substitude nobody..
Thanks again 😌👋👋 from a Led Zep fan (from Rome)
He has that Joe Cocker type voice that you just don't hear everyday sounds amazing!
Great vid, thanks Justin and producer
A wonderful voice! Can't understand if it's his voice for real or not! Anyway I like it!
Amazing! He sounds like one of Seattle’s sons 🎸
Wow! What a voice! I see an old soul too! So stoked when I see someone under 20 doing anything positive and beautiful ❤❤❤
Hell yeah, Jake is rad. All those WV boys are killing it. Glad to see you stumble upon him and use your platform! Love ya Justin!
There is hope in new talented people!!!🥹
He reminds me of a young Eddie Vedder with that cherubic face in contrast to that strong and beautiful voice😍
Nice one!👍
This is amazing and this young man's voice reminds me of Eddie Vedder.
I thought of Tom Waits. Eddy’s voice is a bit smoother and “prettier” imho. This voice has some grit. Love it. ❤❤❤. Of course his voice is completely unique, so it’s hard to pin down. Love it love it love it. ❤❤❤
Bloody love you Justin, thanks for sharing this young fella, his vocals and guitar playing are heart lifting. You’re such a Genuine, in this race of cloudy souls, you’re views are much appreciated from this old downunder darkling 🥰🤩😘
Hey Justin :O>
Great content, Great Theme song (Diminished) and love your quips.
Watching everyday and enjoying all of your content.
What advice would you give to someone trying to expand their range and sing higher notes?
To young to be feeling that kind of hurt. Fantastic job, I almost shed a tear.
Yes, he has a very hard voice to be so much young. I like!!!
Please, call your mum who we (your people) love because she gave birth to the Hawkins brothers ❤
Thank you for commenting on Jakes performance. I love this tune and his singing since I saw it for the first time. Jake. You are a wonder!
Wow such a unique deep soothing range of voice!🥹💗🤗😘👌🥰👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I love the way he’s playing that guitar. One voice, one guitar and that’s all it needs. Sounds great
Wow, just amazing. Not normally my cup of tea, but fuck, this is just so raw and emotional.
WOW, what a voice, thanks for sharing this that is talent right there.
this was the warm up for oliver on radiowv...i heard his a month or 2 before olivers and we loved it too...great work on this jake!
Wow 😮 there’s a bit of Eddie Vedder going on there! What a talent! I’ll be tracking his progress. Love your show Justin from South Africa 🇿🇦
Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! 🎶🎶🎸🥁
Absolutely stunning. Can't believe he sounds like that at 16??. Great find Justin. Thankyou❤❤❤❤
Gorgeous! This guy's voice is so unique & engaging. Loved his guitar playing. Sings from his soul. You are right Justin, you believe him when he sings his story.
Reminds me a little of george ezra - very babyfaced and his voice sounds like a gnarled old blues singer and its shocking to hear that voice come out of that body. Lol
That just blew my mind... thanks!!! I immediately subscribed to his channel to support him and to hear more!
That RadioWV channel puts out some top tier content. I've found a few artists watching it and I'm very thankful for it.
I agree! You DON’T do enough reactions to new new music anymore! 😝 Now check out *Romain Axisa* , Iniko, Cian Ducrot, Seb Lowe, Tom Walker… 🙏🏻 Please! 🙏🏻
Just more music reactions in general (like you used to). I’ve been recommending Rodrigo Y Gabriella for like ever! 🙄
I’d also love to see you react to artists from different genres like Caravan Palace, Lindsay Stirling, Apocalyptica…
Pwetty Pwease? 🙏🏻🥰🙏🏻🥰💖
First thing that came to mind was that he's another anomaly that shouldn't work but just works. Good morning captain by Slint comes to mind as well, although these blokes were up to 25% older than him when they first recorded that jewel of a song which to me is still in the kids-today-range.
Loved this. More reacts to new music, both of the old bands we love and the new ones we haven't heard of please :)
Wtf 😂 I didn’t see that coming. He is fantastic ❤❤❤ I love this song
I believe him
@@CarSVernon 😂 Actually if Justin hadn’t said it at the beginning I wouldn’t have been sure .
Outstanding review! Well done!
Reminds me a little bit of Alex Chilton in the Box Tops. He was 14, it sounded like he was 34.
Justin, we've all been shocked at voices in our time. No more than in 2004 when you were attempting to sing Dinner Lady Arms whilst trapped in a cat suit you were unable to escape.
I'd love to be shocked again with an uncatsuited version, ideally on your upcoming tour at Newcastle. 👍
If only there was a petition we could sign. We'll need an update after the show.
Maybe on the One Way Ticket anniversary tour! This is the Permission to Land tour!
@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain come on, there's going to be additional songs, can't tell me you aren't finishing with Christmas Time.
Appreciate the reply and I will stand down the comments. Please play it though 👍
@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain fair play, I took a shot. Look forward to seeing you in the Toon... And again in 2025 for them Dinner Lady Arms!!
Haven’t seen a video of yours in a few months. I forgot how insightful you are. My mistake, cheers mate.
Raw and hope he stays that way. Agree with you that he needs to find someone that won’t change him.
He's Ray LaMontagne Jr. UNREAL
Rich rewards from watching your podcast, especially your drawing attention to young musicians, as well as the legends. Thanks.
I made this prediction that people would seek out more traditional, live acoustic music as a reaction against AI but didn't expect it to be so quick, with Frostbite and the one about rich men north of Richmond becoming internet hits.
Blown away by his voice and music. Breath of fresh air
It's mind blowing how much truth is in his voice. We are so Grateful you got this video Justin. Jake... Kid. Please, do not stop playing 🙏
I saw that yesterday. Couldn’t believe the voice that came out of this beautiful boy.
Justin, great critic of this Kid/Guy/Man! The reference you made about your divorce slayed Me, (2 time loser) for sure gonna check this out!
Just seen him live @ The Basement - Nashville last night. Even more incredible in person!
He reminds me of Joe Cocker, same gravel in his voice. Also your slip about divorces, one of my favourite darkness songs is Choke on It, its excellent!
Janis Joplin popped into my mind… for some reason. Great reaction - thanks for intro to this young man; will be watching for more from him!
Yes. My first thought when he started singing,
“Well look at that - the spirit of Janis Joplin reincarnated into a male body!!!”
Hope he avoids the problems she had. A 16 year old definitely needs good adults looking out for him, even if he does sound older.
Not since Steve Winwood have I been this surprised to hear a teenager sing. Man, I hope this wasn’t just a throat cold captured on record.
Awesome, thanks for.this Justin!!😍
Really enjoyed listening to him. Will be watching to see his progress. There's a young guitar prodigy I've been watching for a few years now. Taj Farrant is now 14 and released his single Crossroads that was #1 on iTunes blues charts. He wrote, played every instrument and sang the song. He's got an instrumental Cruz that he's releasing on 8/21. From what I've heard it sounds really great. He's easy to find info about since he has his own UA-cam channel and has performed covers of many of his favorite guitar heroes. He's best when he's just jamming to a back track. He's adopted the styles of Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others. I know he was the youngest player to be signed by Gibson but I believe he's now sponsored by Kiesel and Taylor guitars and of course other products. His family is moving from Australia to the US and he's doing another small tour this fall. His shows are usually sold out. He's someone to keep an on.
Absolutely brilliant! Voice reminds me of Ray LaMontagne
He put vibrato in his voice like Buffy Sainte-Marie and Grace Slick. I love it!
I ALWAYS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, AND WAIT FOR THEM A REALLY GREAT JOB. IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS JUST A BIT OF NEWS ANYTHING IS ALWAYS TOP NOTCH AND ENTERTAINING, KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK !!!! FROM A FRENCH SPEAKING PERSON FROM QUEBEC !!!!
Not winning any “Air Guitar” comps with that technique, but I love it! Cracks me up every time.
dude please schedule some tour dates in the US South I'd love to see you guys live!
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
Cool and talented. I like him!
Kids with old voices freak me out. When my kids were little, they'd play with the neighbor kids around their age. There was this little blond girl that would stop by that sounded like an old trailer park woman who smoked a lot. It was some sort of affectation, she could sound like a normal kid too, just chose not to I suppose. Oh and there's that jazz singer kid from Norway, she sang an Elvis cover in his timbre and diction, that one freaked me out too. Jordan something.
Love this. I hear a bit of Kaleo too
At times he looks like a 16 yr old, male, Janis Joplin - with a fair amount of her soul!
Truly a beautiful voice.
Reminds me of Days of the new singer at 16 years old
Aspects of Eddie vedder it's awesome
Land o' lakes,wi...usa,,,here !......tnx Mr.Justin,,,for your honest view of this new voice out of this young / old soul...........peace out..pat.
Beautiful and raw!!! I’m getting Ray Lamontagne vibes . I’ll be watching you Jake❤️🔥😍
Awesome. Do more reviews of ”unknown” like this!
When are you gonna look at the new Guns N' Roses song?
Dear Justin, my previous comment has disappeared 😮 oops I réalisé now that it was probably because I had put a link to my blog in which I embedded this video of yours. I used you as a model of authentic expression and true appreciation of beauty. It’s so rare and inspiring I had to do it. Anyway, just a big thank you for your magnificent presence on stage and on screen. Respect maestro.
Amazing. I could tell how spellbound you was Justin by the pure study and silence.
Very interesting and let’s hope he doesn’t get influenced by others grabbing a slice of the pie. Remain individual and people will listen and listen.
Bloody extraordinary, vocally reminds me a bit of Joe Cocker for some reason, brilliant song as well 😃
Wow, never heard of him. Thank you Justin. ❤
Fabulous, fantastic, and look out! Here he comes man!!!!!!!👍👍🤟🤟🇺🇸
I had seen Jake and this song here on that RadioWV where Oliver Anthony blew up. Two other artists I heard on there that were really good are Nolan Taylor- 68 and Logan Halstead- Dark Black Coal .
Amazing vocals. Quite moving track!
If you're looking to get mesmerized by more teen/adolescence singer's performances out there, checks out Jayna Brown performing her song "I'll Do Mine" with Snarky Puppy when she was still 12 at the time!
This is one hell of a talented teenage boy. Damn.
Another song I think that you'd like is Rich Men North of Richmond by Oliver Anthony.
He's a die hard liberal. He will read that it's been named the "right wing anthem" by his overlords in the media and ignore him like the plague
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Jacob's a talented young/old soul 👍
Could you look at Mon Laferte? She's an amazing singer from Chile. From the soulful Primavera to the traumatic A Crying Diamond. She's so musically eclectic and talented. I'm English and I think she deserves international acclaim 💪👊👍
Add a stop to finland there or i'll show you real darkness, by being very sad and mopy.
G’day Justin. Will there be any shows Downunder? You lads always put on a great show and would love to see you again…and my wife is rather cross she missed out the last time you were here…👍🤘🐨
Check out Noah Taylor- 68.. looks like its filmed at the same location.. well it's in the woods, could be any old woods! Anyway they're both summin else pal. 👍🏼