My introduction To Jon Waltz dates back to 3 years ago when I heard Bang for the first time. I believe it was on Pigeons & Planes where they were showcasing up and coming artists they believed would make it big (I forget the exact article name.)

It was a rough sketch, not mixed or mastered. But the soul was there. The chorus was catchy and delicious.

Left my home with a dream and a cigarette

My girlfriend say a n***a’s dead

Heard that pistol pop-pop, bang-bang

Head leaking on the high rocks, bang-bang

Said I’m leaving

Then he gave it the official studio treatment and dropped it as a track on EP Alyss . 

We only got a few singles after the EP which were great in their own right. You could hear him step everything up as each song was released. Now, Jon has released Riot and it is the peak of his musical content. The instrumental is full and he sounds so powerful and commanding. It is epic. Compare it to even the mastered version of Bang and it may sound like completely different artists.

I’ll always love the rough cut of Bang because I have memories tied to it and I played it almost every day for half a year. But I’m not opposed to his new stuff at all.

Below you will find some of the aforementioned content.