Jane Jensen: Rocking the Rockabye

It’s been a long time since Jane Jensen released her last CD, 2002’s Burner. Too long. In fact, I was beginning to think Burner was the last we were going to hear from the singer who rocketed onto the indie scene in the mid-90s with a role in the new Troma classic, Tromeo and Juliet, and a powerful major/minor-label release – Comic Book Whore.
She returned this week with My Rockabye. Fans of Jensen will be surprised with her latest effort, since it’s a complete departure from the industrial dance influenced sounds of Burner and Comic Book.
While some of Jensen’s harder influences remain on My Rockabye, for the most part she has pretty much left behind the Candy and Razorblades for a more organic, more cohesive sound, which she combines with some downright fun and introspective lyrics.
The disc kicks off with the fun, folktronic Bedtime Baby, a song about mom and dad wanting the kids to go to bed so they can have a little… um … alone time. And while many songs follow the same guidelines, track 8, New Love, breaks the mold wide open, with Spanish, lounge and jazz influences, and Jensen utilizing her bluesy voice to it’s fullest potential. It’s the disc’s definite WOW moment.
Now, I have just listened to the CD online (on CD Baby) and I haven’t ordered my copy yet, (after several hours in release, CD Baby is already sold out), but the second I have a chance to I’m getting this disc. As a longtime Jane Jensen fan, I am impressed, ecstatic and enamored by My Rockabye. It was well worth the wait.

Check the CD out HERE.