Jimmy Whispers Shares “True Love Is Freedom”

“Summer in Pain is pared down to the basics, spelling out heartbreak and frustration with a tried-and-true palette of organs, drum machines, and a world-weary tremble.”
Pitchfork

“Ultra lo-fi (and extremely enjoyable) solo pop missives about pain, summer, drugs, love, death and summer.”
SPIN

“There’s sadness in Jimmy Whispers’ heart, and this record shines brightest when he lets it out.”
NME

[Jimmy Whispers] has got hits, and if that’s all he’s got, he’ll be damned if he doesn’t use them as often and emphatically as possible to fight pain on behalf of everyone.
Consequence

Last month, 8 years on from his celebrated debut, Jimmy Whispers announced his sophomore LP, The Search For God. The Chicago scene staple, who legendary critic Jessica Hopper once called the city’s “greatest homegrown musical enigma,” has now relocated to LA and his new LP (recorded with his longtime friend Ziyad Asrar of the band Whitney) will be released on June 9th. Since making his move out west, Jimmy has embarked on a blossoming new career as a music video director and filmmaker, and today he is sharing a second single from his new LP entitled “True Love Is Freedom,” accompanied by a video that he made with his friend and fellow musician/music video director Geneva Jacuzzi. To mark the release, the pair have spoken to each other about their work across mediums for Talkhouse.

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The video, which Jimmy describes as being “Singin’ In The Rain meets Blade Runner”, co-stars his 1988 Buick Reatta and makes a perfect companion to the plaintive, Cure-inflected synth pop song, which Jimmy describes here:

“‘True Love is Freedom’ was an attempt to accurately describe the love I wanted in my life. The love I wanted to be capable of showing others as well. I wanted to manifest that. How a healthy relationship should make you feel free. How love doesn’t control, how true love naturally has absolutely no means of controlling anything. Looking back, this one was pretty influenced by The Cure. The second I played that drum machine the whole song flew out of me and all the melodies. I wrote it in a few minutes.”

The release of the single coincides with the announce of a set of US tour dates in support of the album. Details of all Jimmy Whispers’ upcoming dates can be found below.

Jimmy Whisper’s The Search for God, out June 9th, 2023 on Carpark Records. It is available for preorder here.