As its title suggests, Jobi Riccio’s forthcoming Face the Feeling LP sees the Nashville transplant coming to terms with some of the heavy feelings that may have been brushed aside during the writing of her coming-of-age debut, Whiplash. Such introspection could be heard in the album’s most recent single, “Love of the Song,” which detailed Riccio’s adjustment to life in a new city and all the unexpected ways it may have intensified her songwriting career. “‘Love of the Song’ was written when I first moved to Nashville and felt overwhelmed by the hustle of life in a town fueled by drinking culture, poor work-life balance, and never really turning ‘off,’” she explains of the single, which she recently performed for an exclusive “FLOOD Session” filmed in her adopted hometown. “It’s a song that means a lot to me, and we had a lot of fun recording it—both for the record and for this live-to-tape video session at Club Roar Studios.”
Paired with bassist Paul DeFiglia and drummer Dom Billet, Riccio brings the song to life with a sense of ease provided by her environment. “Roar is a super special studio where I’ve made a lot of music with my friend Isaiah Beard, who co-produced and mixed both my last record and this upcoming one,” she shares. “There’s amazing artwork on every wall, world-class guitars, a harpsichord, and even a bed in one corner. It felt right to come back and shoot these videos with the band at Roar, which feels like a creative playground.”
Check out the performance below, and pre-order Face the Feeling ahead of its May 15 release via Yep Roc here.
