Album Info

Wanted?

Alternative - 2024

Jesse Rutherford is known throughout the world as the lead vocalist of alt-rock giants The Neighbourhood. On his 2024 solo... more

Tracklist

1

Jesse®

0:25 min
2

Shoot it Straight

2:05 min
3

Know Better

2:30 min
4

Thinkin Too Much

3:16 min
5

Wanted?

3:51 min
6

Guilty!

2:45 min
7

When I’m Sad

2:33 min
8

Spirit

1:59 min
9

Órale

2:53 min
10

Sorry

3:58 min
11

Living Room

3:20 min
12

Roses

4:35 min

About Wanted?

Jesse Rutherford is known throughout the world as the lead vocalist of alt-rock giants The Neighbourhood. On his 2024 solo album Wanted?, the singer-songwriter tries to shed his band’s shadow and establish himself as a unique entity. “Shoot It Straight” is a bare-bones anthem that features his voice front and center, crooning over jazzy guitar chords and shuffling drums. Pitched vocals give his melody some bite, but it’s his wandering thoughts about a long-distance relationship that make the song so relatable: “Missin’ memories we used to make/Distance only thing that’s in the way/My heart is already fond of you/I made up my mind, I love you,” he sings. Throughout the project, Rutherford strives to show his whole and true self. On the anthemic “Spirit,” he sings over a spare landscape highlighted by a buzzing bassline. He reckons with his talent and flaws, ultimately OK that both exist together. He asserts, “All my faults and all my strengths/My rights and wrongs/They’rе all the same.”