Q&A

Jake Xerxes Fussell

“I’ve always liked music that expresses optimism and sadness”

How did you end up working with James Elkington for this record?

We’ve become friendly in the past couple of years. I played a run of shows with him – maybe four or five around the Midwest. We enjoyed traveling and talking about music together. He puts out records on the same label I do, and I love his records – the production quality and the arrangements. I didn’t know if he was working with a really