Jacob Blazer EP Release

For over ten years, guitarist Jacob Blazer fronted the Ohio jam band Skinny. Two years ago, Blazer decided to go the solo route and took the singer-songwriter route. You can detect the difference in approach on his new EP, I Am Jacob, which opens with the catchy, Jack Johnson-like “Crazy,” a lazy lounge number with a tropical vibe. The rest of the EP follows suit as Blazer evokes Sublime in the track “Moving” and lays down some serious raps in “Goodbye,” a tune that has Spearhead/Michael Franti overtones. (Jeff Niesel)