JETS UNDER FIRE: The Winter EP

Jets Under Fire

The Winter EP

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Aching over old memories and longing for new. This 1st full band EP captures those memories locked away in your heart. Your locksmith is here.

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“The Winter EP” by Jets Under Fire is the first full-band recording from solo artist and former frontman of The Professional Americans Jason Poe.

The EP begins with the Coldplay-esque “The Whitest Light,” a song that floats on a sea of piano, falsetto vocals and reverberating guitar lines that even Interpol would be jealous of.

“All the Sad Songs” quickly enters with bombastic guitars, organ, and lyrics that reach for your heartstrings and don’t let go. “’All the Sad Songs’ was written from the realization that all my favorite songs are extremely sad songs. Yet, within that they remind me of some of the most beautiful times of my life, ” says Jason Poe. “This paradox in my own life led me to question the arrogance in human nature. If we can’t write sad songs that make us sad, then why do we think we can understand all the mysteries of the universe.”

The third track and emotional hinge of “The Winter EP” is the swirling “Stop / Go.” Dealing with the everyday grind of American life, the song moves with the hustle and bustle of rush hour traffic. A favorite of friends and fans, the song was once described as a “modern-day version of The Moody Blues.”

The EP takes a dramatic turn with the emotionally engaging “From Here to the Ashes.” “…Ashes came out of my frustrations with the person my beliefs call me to be and the reality of who my actions say I am,” says Poe. “There is just a longing in my soul for a ‘fire’ to burn away the old and bring in the new.”

“Moonlight” caps the album with its dreamy soundscape of slide guitar, stray piano, and feedback. The song truly captures the vibe and emotion of the aptly titled “Winter EP” and is the perfect finish to a collection of songs wrapped in the cold, gray beauty of winter.

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  • Jets Under Fire; Flying Solo
    author: I Guess I'm Floating

    Anyone that loses their job and decides to be a professional musician for the remainder of their days, in my book, is a cool cat. That doesn't mean that every striving musician out there with a day job should give it up for the "cool cat" title, because it is possible to lead two lives. That's what Jason Poe is doing. Well, leading two lives in the musical world anyway. Jason Poe is the frontman of the Austin, TX band, The Professional Americans. However, his side and solo project, Jets Under Fire, is the real gem behind his musical mind. While Professional Americans sound something like Fall Out Boy, his solo work is piano driven with specs of Ambulance LTD and Coldplay-esque influences here and there. His first official release came out a few years back to a warm welcome by local fans and has been picking up steam on both MySpace and purevolume (2,000+ plays a day). With a fanbase that is continuing to expand, I can only hope that his Ben Gibbard routine of having two successful bands results in Poe sticking with his side project. Give "The Winter EP" a listen and you'll probably agree.

  • Jets Under Fire Takes the Cake!
    author: Ryan Sims

    Jason Poe (from the amazing and completely underrated band - The Professional Americans) shows us a slightly more candid, personal look into his song writing abilities. Simple music, melodies that connect and intimate words are laced throughout The Winter EP. Impressively enough, Mr. Poe shows us just how talented he is by playing each and every instrument on the songs. For fans of Coldplay, Ed Harcourte and David Bazan.

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