Montreal’s own Jesse Mac Cormack unveils GRIP, his latest EP, blending indie electronic exploration with rich, emotional landscapes. This project captures the highs and lows of growth, vulnerability, and the thrill of reinvention.
Jesse teased the EP with ‘La Vérité’ in October, a collaborative single featuring Toronto’s Charlie Houston and French artist BRÖ. With its infectious, up-tempo energy, setting the stage for GRIP’s complex themes of memory, nostalgia, and the fleeting nature of connection. Now with the full release, Jesse is ready to share the EP’s emotional breadth and dance-floor appeal.
The title track ‘Grip’ featuring Kaya Hoax, is both introspective and urgent, a digital banger that explores the insecurity of repeating past mistakes while propelling listeners to the dance floor. Reflecting on his evolving approach to music, Jesse shares, “The energy that you can find in a live show like that…there’s a crowd that can really give it back to you,” highlighting his move toward solo-at-the-decks performances and their reciprocal energy.
Jesse is seeing how everything he’s learned so far can be recontextualised in a wider and livelier frame, to get him closer to the sound that reels him into his highest alignment. Jesse’s artistic direction, marked by his own words, creates a theater-like quality in his music: “Songs are like theatre. They’re a place to exaggerate how you feel but to also squeeze it all out.” This EP captures the duality of intense vulnerability and energetic escapism, crafting an experience that resonates deeply.
Listen / download GRIP here.