Jake McKelvie: “Pump Fake”
Written By Michael Gutierrez

An indie folk sparkler just in time for football season. Pigskin metaphors! It’s Worcester’s Jake McKelvie with our highlighted track “Pump Fake.” The delivery is folky, but that backing band drops hints of alt country. There’s a video that goes with the track, in which a football scrimmage plays out between the backing band and a bunch of anonymous ringers. Game, blouses. Off the full-length album A New Kind of Hat.
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