Indie singer-songwriter Jack Rasmussen shares tender love song ‘My Dear’

Building on previous support and repeated plays from BBC Introducing, Jack Rasmussen is back with his latest truly tender single release of  ‘My Dear’ which has already been picked up by BBC Introducing and @ShakkMusic who made it their Track Of The Week.  

Influenced by artists such as Sam Fender, Tom Grennan & The Smiths, Jack’s style spans the genre gap and provides the listener with something which is unmistakably his own sound. 

Jack is no stranger to the industry. His music career began in the shape of indie band VELVET. Together, the collective played multiple shows around the North East including support slots at Middlesbrough Townhall & The Riverside in Newcastle. They released a total of three singles and a debut EP, achieving support slots with The Bluetones & Shaun Ryder and a track feature on ITV – This Morning (Out to Get Me). Velvet disbanded in 2020 and Jack decided to follow his dream of becoming a solo artist in his own right.

In February 2021 Jack released his debut single ‘Broken Youth‘, which instantly caught the attention and support from the likes of BBC Introducing, this song alone has amassed over 25,000 streams on Spotify. Following up on this, Jack’s second single explored the emotions of leaving home comforts and delving into a new life, ‘City Road’ follows Jack’s journey to Australia. Later the same year came the single releases of ‘In A Different Light’ and ‘Jump The Gun’ – the latter of which was featured in a documentary which was aired on Sky TV called ‘Kick Out The Jams – The Story of XFM’ which tells the story of the incredible radio station. 

2022 saw Jack release ‘Ruby’s Heart of Gold’ a track which was written and recorded by Jack whilst he was travelling around Thailand. This was followed in 2023 by Jack’s very honest and real portrayal of his own struggles with depression and anxiety with the emotionally charged ‘Round In Circles’  

Jack is now ready to release his second single of the year in the run up to his debut EP release entitled; ‘My Dear’.

‘My Dear’  is the perfect love song with its sweet and harmonious lyrics set to the backdrop of gentle strumming guitars and twinking piano notes.

Jack has said of the single: 

“My Dear is a precious love song for someone you couldn’t imagine a world without. It’s about missing someone dearly whilst they are away from home, the feeling that no one can replace them.

It’s the second song from my debut EP that will be released over the course of this year & next.

It was written just over a year ago and inspired by a bunch of mates at the time who were getting engaged/married. I’m actually playing it at my mates wedding next week which is cool, it does feel as though it belongs at a wedding venue. I really love the arrangement of this song with the piano & strings, it really comes together as the song progresses. It’s nice to release a happy song for once ha-ha!”

The song is recorded in Byron Bay Australia with the massively talented Tim Parry (producer) and Yarn Muths (engineer) and mixed in Newcastle by John Martindale.