<a href="spotify:artist:2nPQs4MtVKwcVLqUjasYBV" data-name="Jake Germain">Jake Germain</a> is raw talent. Hailing from Chicago- where Jake spent years honing his craft, he first appeared on listener's radars with his <a href="spotify:album:1w17MLBrBO7CE2wHo3Lo3h" data-name="Lonely Nights">Lonely Nights</a> EP. Jake then began releasing a slew of singles- the first being "<a href="spotify:album:5DylHQABjinEpV2yhqeHkf" data-name="Champagne">Champagne</a>" which caught the attention of Chicago-based independent record label Palettes (home to Jake's now frequent collaborators <a href="spotify:artist:3bfT2u8Dz3hoSDvSZ8KyqH" data-name="Boy Sim">Boy Sim</a> & <a href="spotify:artist:0iV4UAD683ZDnqSHhshF9x" data-name="Holliday Howe">Holliday Howe</a>). Jake's first release through Palettes was "<a href="spotify:album:1tPGPcPQxCJE0tObhI4qRV" data-name="Peach Emoji">Peach Emoji</a>", a collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:3bfT2u8Dz3hoSDvSZ8KyqH" data-name="Boy Sim">Boy Sim</a>. Jake entered 2019 with a bang releasing "<a href="spotify:album:6xVUGTzlJLgdsxxnMBupAT" data-name="Cavity">Cavity</a>" (featuring <a href="spotify:artist:7mUQPmZ6OzwtJEEXDOqyOY" data-name="That Kid">That Kid</a>). Beloved by the underground Pop community, "<a href="spotify:album:6xVUGTzlJLgdsxxnMBupAT" data-name="Cavity">Cavity</a>" quickly became his most streamed track; only to be eclipsed by "<a href="spotify:album:3svjdKCt8lSIxuavRdPB0E" data-name="Over U">Over U</a>", a forward-progress pop anthem about moving on, change and most importantly acceptance. "<a href="spotify:album:3svjdKCt8lSIxuavRdPB0E" data-name="Over U">Over U</a>" has received acclaim from Paper Magazine, Billboard, and Spotify editorial playlist "<a href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX3LyU0mhfqgP" data-name="Out Now">Out Now</a>". ~Paul Lutz (May 2019)