With only nine days to go until his debut album Phase is released, Jack Garratt has unveiled his new single "Fire" with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 as the Hottest Record in the World.
The single is different from the soothing ballads that fans are used to hearing from the British multi-instrumentalist. It starts out like another soft, acoustic-driven song about his own personal insecurities, but then switches things with electronic synths layered underneath his soft vocals and guitar. That is only the beginning as it heads straight to the UK club scene with a tempo change into some drum n bass, mixed in with the soulful voice of Jack Garratt, similar to what Rudimental are able to do with their songs.
Garratt has been thrust into a unique position in his career. He has been tabbed as one of the most high-profile artists to watch in 2016, even before he even released an official debut album. There is immense pressure on the 24 year-old to deliver with his debut album and live up to the lofty expectations that have been set for him.
Speaking to Zane Lowe after the world premiere, Garratt acknowledges those expectations and how weird it has been. He speaks about going to Italy and finding fans there, which was a bit surreal since he has not proven himself as an artist.
He is able to brush off the negative comments that have inevitably arisen because as he says "I was fat and ginger as a kid."
Speaking about the record, Garratt described it as "a lot of fun." He said, "This is essentially every fear and insecurity that I've ever had in myself or I've seen other people have in me represented as sound. At least that's the intention."
Stream "Fire" below and pick up Phase on iTunes before it is released next Friday on Feb. 19.
