{"id":975081,"date":"2020-02-14T06:59:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=952031"},"modified":"2020-02-14T06:59:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T13:59:19","slug":"jake-shears-releases-new-single-meltdown-talks-masked-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/jake-shears-releases-new-single-meltdown-talks-masked-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Shears Releases New Single, \u2018Meltdown,\u2019 Talks \u2018Masked Singer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jake Shears<\/a> released a new single, \u201cMeltdown,\u201d on Friday<\/a>, which he promises is the first taste of a new disco-influenced body of work coming later this year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s his first release since his work with Josh Homme on Desert Sessions<\/em><\/a> and his first solo, self-titled album in 2018. As he explains to Rolling Stone<\/em>: \u201c\u2018Meltdown\u2019 is a little burnt pop confection with a sinister edge, kind of \u2018Dysto Music.\u2019 You could call it a turn, or even a re-turn. Also, it\u2019s my tribute to Sylvester, whose vocal stylings have always been an influence and inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMeltdown\u201d will certainly satisfy fans of Scissor Sisters<\/a>, with Shears\u2019 falsetto vocals anchoring the syncopated dance beat \u2014 the lyric, \u201cI\u2019m too damn hot, better cool me off before I melt down,\u201d makes it a perfect summer club track. Shears also says he\u2019s not worried about sounding too similar to the Scissor Sisters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take it as a compliment,\u201d he tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cAnd like to think of all my solo stuff as being in the same body of work as Scissor Sisters in a way. I\u2019m carrying on the sounds and the genre vocabulary we built and hopefully pushing them into new territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2018, Shears released his debut solo EP,<\/a> his first since his band went on hiatus in 2012; it was a pivotal moment in his life and career. \u201cIt felt like a real plunge stepping out on my own,\u201d he explains. \u201cThat album was my dream of taking the theatrical rock facet of my musical style and tuning it into a fiercely personal concept record. Now, I\u2019m ready to make some dance music again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shears was also recently featured on Masked Singer UK<\/em>, having been unmasked as the Unicorn on the quirky TV show, and admits it was an incredible experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think every performer should be required to do a season of Masked Singer,\u201d <\/em>he says. \u201cIt\u2019s the ultimate challenge: How do you manage to be entertaining while basically performing in what equals a diving suit from 100 years ago? It\u2019s not easy. But it was a strange kind of thrill. Also, the fact that I got to sing \u2018Babooshka\u2019 by Kate Bush on U.K. national television dressed as a flaming unicorn was the ultimate reward.\u201d<\/p>\n