[Cover photo credit to Liam Mckeon]

Hudson Valley-based singer-songwriter Jack Manley has shared a candid love song “Save Your Own” out now. Manley’s contemplative debut solo EP Unmeasurable Terms is due out May 10th, 2024.

The latest track details Manley’s “fight against addiction and falling victim to codependency,” where he reminds himself “to put on his own oxygen mask first.” Jack Manley will celebrate the EP release with a live show at BIGCAT in Kingston, NY on May 10th, 2024.

Manley says:

In the chaos of addiction and treatment, sometimes the best you can do is take care of yourself first–put on your own oxygen mask first. It’s a plea to my partner Anna to take care of herself and let me go.

Manley took an unconventional approach to crafting the track by recording live vocals and guitar in the same single take.

Sonically, Manley says it mimics his real state of being:

Once the rhythm guitar, bass, and vocals come in, there is a major dynamic shift in energy and excitement, almost mimicking the manic state of mind I was in when writing it. The downstroke, inverted chords that make up the verse take cues from my love of The Strokes, whereas the lead guitar takes cues from post punk and shoegaze.

Written entirely by Jack Manley, the EP chronicles his journey towards sobriety. After a lifelong struggle with addiction, an overdose in 2023 landed the musician in the hospital where he picked up a guitar and found healing within the music that emerged.

Manley works with his bandmates, including Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria) and guitar player Billy Pearson, to compose parts. The project marks Manley’s first solo venture.