We chat to Jethro Tait about his brand-new single “Will You Stay”

SA artist Jethro Tait spoke to Eon about mental health, life, the music industry and his brand new single. Listen to the podcast here:

Jethro Tait returns with his brand-new single “Will You Stay” and releases it as his first independent single, out today across all digital platforms.

Jethro delves into the theme of the single, saying “’Will You Stay’ is about trying to find the courage to ask for support when you need it and asking those around you to stick with you even after you’ve opened up about your darkest moments. In all honesty, I feel super ashamed of myself for feeling the way I do and I don’t always know how to talk about it. In the scheme of things my life is pretty great. I have people around me who I love and who love me. I live a blessed and privileged life. When you have all of these things, how do you explain to someone that you still feel lonely and out of place in the world? It seems like a trivial thing to bring up when you compare it to the immense struggles some people out there are facing. Especially with everything going on in the world.”

Tait wrote “Will You Stay” in April of this year and during the demo recording process, he used his own vocal to create the choir heard in the final song. If ever there’s a lesson in patience, it would be with this task. To create the chorus sound, Tait had to record himself over 50 times in his home studio, singing different harmonies and trying to change the tone of his voice in each take. After recording his demo, Tait took the song to Potchefstroom to work with producer Ewald Jansen van Rensburg, from producer duo “Pop Kult”, where they finalized the production and did the final lead vocal recording.

To celebrate the launch of ‘Will You Stay,’ Jethro has decided to start a little event called ‘the happy2Bsad show’ which will be happening monthly. The first one is taking place this Sunday 3rd October at “The Tattoo Gallery” at Honey Crest Shopping Centre in Johannesburg. Doors open at 1pm and It’s free to anyone who wants to come hang out. Jethro will be performing favourites from his catalogue and The Tattoo Gallery will be running some tattoo specials.

The music video for the single is set to be released on Friday 8 October.

‘Jethro Tait – Will You Stay’ is out now across all digital platforms: