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Letters and Drinks LP

by Jae Jin

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kvang
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kvang Gonna Be Honest, "Letters and Drinks" will make you happy, cry, and want to get up and dance. The album is put together like a story: meeting new people, leave them in a better place than you found them,and where you want them to Dance With Me. As you are trying to better yourself, tragic events put you in a rough patch where you are Six Feet Above. Through 11:11 wishes, you start to find yourself again and meet new individuals that make your Heart Smiles to take all your troubles far away. Favorite track: Whiskey Song.
Daniel T. Holtzclaw
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Daniel T. Holtzclaw Beautiful soothing melodies and excellent composition. The lyrics are passionate, pretty, and at times, heartwrenching. This is an amazing album you ought not miss out on. Favorite track: One Last Light.
Jenny Baird
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Jenny Baird Letters & Drinks offers an effortless, cross-genre combination of summer vibes and melancholy magic, from a smokin’ horns section to masterfully curated lyrics and melody. The sound of summer 2018 in my world = Jae Jin’s smooth vocals and Tim Ouyang’s superb production chops.
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lostrose "Atmosphere" is very motivating, and encouraging song that will bring new life into old bones!

"11:11“ is calming and peaceful.. This song brings me to a place where peace and beauty meet.

"Father's Land" the first word that comes to mind as I listen is "new beginnings" as we continue on our journeys in life. This song brings a fresh start feeling and full of so much hope.

"Heart Smiles" is playful (the intro piano staccato notes) and sweet. I cannot listen to this song without a smile on face. It truly "takes all my troubles far away."

Anyways, I wanted to give my first impressions! I am no music critic, but Jae Jin's music is refreshing and the instrumentals and vocals make a beautiful harmony. It is refreshing when a musician brings sincerity and authenticity in the lyrics they sing and write. I highly recommend anyone reading this would check his music out!!!
Tiara Mallory
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Tiara Mallory As usual, this album did not disappoint. I am a hopeful romantic, and these love songs satisfy the longing in my heart for a beautiful and realistic love story. But this album exceeded my expectations. It's one thing to sing about love, but he took it to another level and brought out his vulnerabilities.

I've had "One Last Light" on repeat for an hour now. Depression, a spirit that stalks in the darkness, has plagued me in my childhood years and even last year for a brief moment.

2 scriptures come to mind when I hear the words to this song. *Isaiah 43:1,2 and *Hebrews 6:19

Hope is truly the anchor for our souls. Trusting that God won't drop us when we're going through perilous times, keeps us from drowning in despair and darkness.

His love will shipwreck us to the point where the only choices we have are to float or sink. His lighthouse will guide us through the night.

When you're going through it's hard to give out love and to receive love. Life is a process, and one day it's all going to make sense.

Thank you, Jae Jin, for your beautiful heart. I'm praying for you! Favorite track: One Last Light.
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1.
You are a melody I can hold in my hand I am the ocean - you are the sand I’ll cover you just hold onto me Let go of the shore and run to the sea So dance with me here and now I’ll be your shelter safe and sound Dance with me under the stars I’ll leave you better than I found Take all your worries and the doubt in your mind Take all your burdens and lay them aside Set them on fire and I’ll keep you warm I’ll be the calm in every storm Dance with me here and now I’ll be your shelter safe and sound Dance with me under the stars I’ll leave you better than I found When you see the light then run - run back to me When you see the light then run - run back to me When you see the light then run - run back to me When you see the light then run - run back to me Dance with me here and now I’ll be your shelter safe and sound Dance with me under the stars I’ll leave you better than I found
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VERSE 1 I’ve been thinking about all the little things We didn’t get to say or do Guess we knew there was something Had we only seen it through CHORUS I’m gonna be honest When I’m in the darkness - all alone I reach for you Don’t wanna believe it Getting harder to live in this world Without you VERSE 2 I’ve been thinking that I miss your smiles Then I realize - I miss mine even more And the left side of my mind always tells me that I’m right About this war BRIDGE Thinking about all the things that we did Thinking about all the words that we said Thinking about all the times that we spent I’ve been thinking about you and me
3.
Atmosphere 03:13
We’re moving slowly in this atmosphere Never been so lonely left with all the fear And the truth of the matter - it left you shattered into pieces that you hid I know it’s hard to see so far ahead But baby just hold on tightly and we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end At times you wonder how you fell in love But all the simple moments that would remind you of Every song and every reason that made you believe in yourself You are more than enough I know it’s hard to see so far ahead But baby just hold on tightly and we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end I know it’s hard to see so far ahead But baby just hold on tightly and we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end Well it took some time To find each other through the storm Well it took some time To find each other through the storm Well it took some time To find each other through the storm First had to learn to stand completely on our own I know it’s hard to see so far ahead But baby just hold on tightly and we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end I know it’s hard to see so far ahead But baby just hold on tightly and we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end Well it took some time To find each other through the storm Well it took some time To find each other through the storm Well it took some time To find each other through the storm First had to learn to stand completely on our own
4.
Wild Child 03:19
I believe that you Been looking near and far I believe that your faded scars They shine like diamonds in the sky Sometimes it can be more than you can take And all that you can see is that you wanna get away Well at times we need to get lost Well a time or two is enough You turned to love Thinking He must be a fool for taking all of you You search for home But you didn’t have a clue that it was there inside of you All this time I can see your broken and unloved Self-inflicted poison behind that smile What you want so bad you fear the most Been trying to find yourself somewhere somehow Sometimes it can be more than you can take And all that you can see is that you wanna get away Well at times we need to get lost Well a time or two is enough You turned to love Thinking he must be a fool for taking all of you You searched for home But you didn’t have a clue that it was there inside of you All this time You’re a wild, wild child You’re a wild, wild child You’re a wild, wild child You turned to love Thinking He must be a fool for taking all of you You searched for home But you didn’t have a clue that it was there inside of you All this time All this time All this time All this time All this time
5.
11:11 03:34
VERSE 1 It's the way that you're my shelter It's the way that you're my rest Somehow you found beauty In my deepest mess It's the way that you're that feeling That I'm not alone When I close my eyes at night I'll be dreaming you home CHORUS I've been talking to the stars about you I hope that penny in the well would come true I've been chasing rainbows but they were passing on through It's 11:11 and I'm wishing for you VERSE 2 It's the way you light my darkness It's the, the way you just know Let's be young together And maybe we can grow old It's the way you stay with me Even when you go When I'm scared and broken you You can heal my soul I've been talking to the stars about you I hope that penny in the well would come true I've been chasing rainbows but they were passing on through It's 11:11 and I'm wishing for you VERSE 3 I hold my breath in tunnels Till the other side I blew out some candles Just to feel your light It's the love I feel for you That I can't explain Won't you make these wishes true Help me love again
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Woke up cold, but unafraid I guess that’s why you could relate to me I whispered through the dark in vain It’s like I saw you come and walk away And I keep wondering if we had more time If I could change your mind Please won’t you wake up I’m only six feet above Please won’t you wake up I’m only six feet above Did you have nothing left to lose? Were you just trying to get through to me? Should I scream or cry? As I say goodbye to parts of you And I keep wondering if we had more time If I could change your mind Please won’t you wake up I’m only six feet above Please won’t you wake up I’m only six feet above Give me one more Give me one more One more moment with you Give me one more Give me one more One more moment with you Give me one more Give me one more One more moment with you Give me one more Give me one more One more moment with you Please won’t you wake up I’m only six feet above Won’t you wake up I’m only six feet above
7.
Whiskey Song 02:24
One last drink Makes me slow to anger Don’t want to think about you now My courage so weak As I pull up your number To feel a little closer to you tonight So many things - I can’t remember But some words they never fade And I wonder where you might be To feel a little closer to you tonight In my head And in my heart There are so many ghosts Doing their part Oh they haunt me Drive me crazy But I don’t really mind Cuz I feel closer to you tonight Cuz I feel closer to you tonight Cuz I feel closer to you tonight
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I recall every word and lesson at the diner up the street And every answer to every question always came in threes Never once told me what to do but you taught me to be free And the way that you loved my mama is the way you loved me There are times the apple falls beneath a different tree Though I came from another world You made a home for me I never know the words to say but I hope that you’ll agree That one day I’ll be the kind of man you didn’t have to be You stand for what you stand on as a farmer of the land You know we dug a little deeper by the dirt upon our hands You raise the grass and I’ll raise a song So I think you’ll understand Trying to make the world beautiful And do the best that we can There are times the apple falls beneath a different tree Though I came from another world You made a home for me I never know the words to say but I hope that you’ll agree That one day I’ll be the kind of man you didn’t have to be There are times the apple falls beneath a different tree Though I came from another world You made a home for me I never know the words to say but I hope that you’ll agree That one day I’ll be the kind of man you didn’t have to be
9.
Heart Smiles 03:21
VERSE 1 I could think of a million reasons why This wouldn't make any sense to you and I But you hold on to my hand with your level-headed heart Barely holding onto time as it moves us apart CHORUS You give me heart smiles with every moment You give me heart smiles every day You give me heart smiles with every moment Oh they take all my troubles far away VERSE 2 You're my favorite version of a literary ellipsis. Just a handful of dots that are trailing forever on Never know that i'll ever wanna end this sentence Handed down to me from up above BRIDGE In my mind, you're here dancing and smiling cheek to cheek I'm romantically hopeless and I'm the happiest I could be Holding on to every moment Every smile that you send I'm holding on, singing this song Till you're back in my arms again.
10.
Hello Love 02:53
Hello love Can I have one moment here alone with you Hello love Don’t you tell me that someone else could love you just the way that I do (Baby do ya) Love me Love me do Do you love me Love me do Do ya love me Love me do you love me Love me Love me do Do you love me Love me do Do ya love me Love me do you love me Hello sunshine Make a grown man so damn nervous when I’m with you Hello sunshine I can’t imagine loving anybody else You’re my only truth (Baby do ya) Love me Love me do Do you love me Love me do Do ya love me Love me do you love me Love me Love me do Do you love me Love me do Do ya love me Love me do you love me Ain’t no sunshine in my day Every time you go away We could be good just give it some time Don’t let my colors turn to grey Baby just tell me that you’ll stay I could be yours and you could be mine Love me Love me do Do you love me Love me do Do you love me Love me Do ya love me Love me Love me do Do you love me Love me do Do you love me Love me Do ya love me Baby do ya
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I’ve given myself away I’ve given myself away Couldn’t help it This time Left here wondering I’m left here wondering Was it worth it Worth the crime There’s a hole in my head Where I store the regrets That I knew but I couldn’t see There’s a hole in my head Where I store the regrets That I knew but I couldn’t see It’s funny all the faces It’s funny all the faces you put on For a book in the cloud Remember the photographs Remember the photographs that are never As good as you thought There’s a hole in my head Where I store the regrets That I knew but I couldn’t see There’s a hole in my head Where I store the regrets That I knew but I couldn’t see There’s a hole in my head Where I store the regrets That I knew but I couldn’t see There’s a hole in my head Where I store the regrets That I knew but I couldn’t see
12.
I hid the signs of the darkness in my mind Here again - I just want the pain to end Hard to breathe Dark figures in my dreams It’s far away From the masquerade It doesn’t mean that I don’t love you Doesn’t mean that I don’t care Doesn’t mean you failed to love me There are burdens I can’t share with you Losing faith As I slowly slip away Wait for dawn As I’m still holding on It doesn’t mean that I don’t love you Doesn’t mean that I don’t care Doesn’t mean you failed to love me There are burdens I can’t share with you One last light to get me through To get me through the night One last light to get me through To get me through the night And one last light to get me through To get me through the night One last light to get me through To get me through The night
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Jae Jin's 3rd studio project is a full-length album titled 'Letters and Drinks' which released on June 29, 2018.

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released June 29, 2018

Written by Jae Jin
Produced by Tim Ouyang
Mixed and Mastered by O Studios (Tim Ouyang)
@2018 Jae Jin (All Rights Reserved)

Jae Jin | vocals, snaps, claps, whistling
Tim Ouyang | piano, ukelele, snaps & 2nd chair claps
Tyler Carroll | bass
Sam Ock, Khoa Le, Johnny Yoon, Andrew Choi | Guitar (Acoustic, Electric)
Christian Hizon | Brass (Tuba, Trombone)
Theljon Allen | Brass (Trumpet)
Michael Lu, Nancy Kim | strings

Special thanks: J & M Whiteside, T. Ouyang, A. Velky, S. Chu, H. Yoon, A. Vazquez, J. Han, M. Patterson, N. Gibson, J. Baird, K. Vang, I. Linton, D. Bello, and V. Taylor.

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