Jonah Roth – As Long As (Single Review)

Today’s review features the new single As Long As by Jonah Roth. This single is being released on his new record label Minyani “a record label inspired by the Jewish concept of a ‘minyan,’ a gathering of individuals united for a greater purpose.” A noble musical pursuit indeed.

“Jonah Roth is an emerging artist, producer, and songwriter pushing the boundaries of sound and storytelling. Emerging from the deepest part of your mind, tucked away inside your subconscious—of which you are now aware—he writes, produces, and engineers his work, seamlessly blending rock, jazz, R&B, and pop into a sonic palette that reflects both personal experiences and universal emotions.”

So let’s have a listen …

From the moment the music and vocals kick in you discover this is a very cinematic sounding track and get the feeling there should be a movie to go with this song. Having listened to the song multiple times now, my first impression is that it seems like one long intro to a song that never delivers the actual song and that I do like the way everything fades away to make way for a lonesome piano at the end of the song.

I like Jonah’s voice a lot though, it has a nice sensibility and could do well in this indie pop-rock genre. In my opinion, the main rising washed out keyboard riff of the song repeats too many times until the piano finally kicks in to finish out the song.

Very nice piano playing. I do like the way the song ends. I’d like to hear a version of this song sung over nothing but the regular piano. The tricked out keys sound for the first 2/3 of the song reminds me a little of Stevie Wonder, if you like the keyboard sounds on his records.

SCORE/Good: The arrangement and chord progressions in this song are musically interesting. Jonah has a great voice for this kind of music. I feel like the song never properly resolves into something with meat on the bones, it’s like a long intro that keeps repeating with a promise of something that never delivers. But it’s a good song, well-produced, and emotionally impactful. Worth a listen. Much love, Beth

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