Troy-based singer-songwriter and actor Jacob Shipley is set to release his second EP, Last Respects, on May 26. The five-track record details Shipley’s experience in the experience of a messy breakup, and his memories from that relationship. Shipley’s second EP will be available via Apple Music, Spotify, and Bandcamp.
Shipley, born and raised in Troy, is a man of many talents, so much so that he was able to have Broadway as a “backup plan.” As a theatre actor, Shipley had a featured role in the first actor/musician production of Godspell and a lead role in the first national tour of the Broadway musical Amazing Grace. In music, he began playing guitar on a nylon string when he was nine, and at 12, purchased a guitar of his own, a Breedlove, a concert-style guitar with a perfectly light and warm sound. While studying at Ithaca College of Musical Theatre, Shipley released Where Did You Come From, his first EP. The musician has performed for audiences at The Historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall, and more, and his voice has been compared to Jeff Buckley, his wry cynicism to Phoebe Bridgers, and his poetic storytelling to Hozier.
Last Respects opens with “Waiting” and what an opening track it is. The song describes the ways relationships can go “back and forth” and the conflicting emotions of “I don’t want to go, I don’t want to stay.” “Waiting” is certainly the highlight of the EP, but the rest of the tracks certainly match its level of quality. There couldn’t have been a better track to end the EP on than “Spain” in which Shipley takes audiences to what he likely considers his “happy place” whether it be figuratively or literally, reflecting on the positive memories of his relationship, before ultimately realizing he can’t cling to the happy memories forever. Last Respects is an EP you won’t want to miss and is sure to secure Shipley a long and successful music career.
The second EP by Jacob Shipley, Last Respects starts streaming on May 26. Until then, check out Shipley’s music here.
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