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I'm Doing Well, Thanks For Asking

by Jordana

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1.
Can’t you see? You’re in the way Light of mine will fade to grey I know it So quick Finished Stuck upon the easy part No one’s ever let themself Resume that way in haste The fast lane But when in doubt you come around profess the love you claim that aches inside of you It’s easy to manipulate the part of you everyone takes to run away with And so above this view this pattern’s the same the words have just changed The things you think are new have always been that way You know? You know… You know… Toughen up the boundary Are you really even half as brave as everyone thinks? Could it be made differently? A deeper motivation for even more? Aren’t you a little late for… a second point of view? You’ve acted this way your words are rearranged The ones that feel brand new were never used that way You know? You know… You know…
2.
Treat me how you want Just know that I won’t be here for long Find out I am worthy and enough Held up by the scruff Wary of the jump Dependency is a treacherous thing Grappled by the tail Humor in a flail Well it’s not funny anymore it hurts, hurts, hurts and I’m done, done, done Treat me how you want Just know that I won’t be here for long Find out I am worthy and enough Held up by the scruff Wary of the jump Mm dah dah ah ah aah-ah Mm dah dah ah ah aah-ah Mm dah dah ah ah aah~ Don’t speak to me that way Give it to me straight Finish up the job Sure, I miss the dancing around with you, but why’s it have to be right now? Just say we’re done, done, done Done Done Treat me how you want Just know that I won’t be here for long Find out I am worthy and enough Held up by the scruff Wary of the jump Mm dah dah ah ah aah-ah Mm dah dah ah ah aah-ah Mm dah dah ah ah aah~ (Done) (Done)
3.
Hey Right away it could seem a little strange All of my friends say “You’re speaking weird” Quiet I’ll stay Maybe it’s the way I rounded out my eyes Might’ve cracked the joint too many times Hey whatchya think? Am I doing well? Moving properly? I just can never tell I’m too self aware or maybe not enough… Maybe it’s the way I rounded out my eyes Might’ve cracked the joint too many times Said “it’s a part of life” something to despise As you carry on tonight, the more it feels all right
4.
SYT 03:23
Don’t cry to me across the country then wallow in the nonexistent self pity Our history in time, you’ll see is not the best that it could be, so Save your tears Save your breath for me Feel that fear fear of losing me Here’s what I will say (I’ll say) Here is where I’ll stay (I’ll stay) Give you some more time (time) to let you situate (ooh) though I don’t like to wait even at my gate But if you give it up I’ll grieve you just the same, so Save your tears Save your breath for me Feel that fear fear of losing me Would you even wait? Would you even stay? Save your tears Save your breath for me Feel that fear fear of losing me
5.
You know that you give into it the countless times you did Don’t kid yourself in this, pity the mind you’re living in Jumping ship sinking fast Hold your breath while the others pass How much time is left for you to work this out? Is it worth it now? Swim right into the center of all your doubt Take the route you won’t allow (Is it worth it?) Is it worth it now? Disinterest in the things that made you wanna live is sad enough itself, isn’t it? Down as you are, couldn’t be deeper than the past And to that, you must confess… (just be honest) Jumping ship sinking fast Hold your breath while the others pass How much time is left for you to work this out? Is it worth it now? Swim right into the center of all your doubt Take the route you won’t allow (Is it worth it?) Is it worth it now?
6.
Moved in for love and I then fucked it up I should always have known what the real problem was Driven by the pain an irrational thing that I swore I’d never let myself become But it’s not too late No, the sun isn’t set Until then, I could figure out why Why I did do all the things that I did to you? How I could choose such a terrible way to live through the thin and the thick of it all, be it ‘cause of a careless mistake? Water to wine guess she hoped she would find solid soil to leave all the reason behind She never did grow from the dirt that you laid yeah, she dug deeper into the core in the cave and it was too late yeah, the sun it did set Any logic there was, it had picked up and left Her coping was far from the realistic ways and the story had come to an end Why did she do all the things that she did to you? How could she choose such a terrible way to treat who she loved in the loneliest place, be it ‘cause of a careless mistake? ~ Why did I do all the things that I did to you? How could I choose such a terrible way to treat who I loved in the loneliest place, be it ‘cause of a careless mistake? And it’s not too late, yeah, the sun hasn’t set But if there was patience, it waited then left My coping was far from the realistic ways, and the story has come to an end

about

On her new EP, I'm Doing Well, Thanks For Asking, Jordana is getting to know herself again. Or more accurately: getting to know her selves.

It's fair to say the 22-year-old New York songwriter has shifted shape a few times in her short career. She got her start with homespun indie folk on Classical Notions of Happiness before jumping to the spindly bedroom pop of Something To Say To You. A year later, she was veering into the dreamy haze of her TV Girl collaboration Summer's Over, before eventually giving way to the hi-gloss pop of Face The Wall. It's the kind of omnivorous output the phrase something for everyone was invented for.

Along the way she's managed to make fans of Wallows, Local Natives & Remi Wolf, who've each taken her on the road in 2022, landing her in front of crowds that number in the thousands. In many ways, the magic carpet ride of touring that opened up post-pandemic hasn't allowed Jordana the time to fully change forms again. Instead she's synthesized a little bit of everything that came before on this new six song short-player. And while the overall sound pulls from each of her past releases, the songs themselves remain obsessed with love and neuroses, being left and leaving, pitying yourself and learning to stop.

“SYT,” the EP’s lead single, is a soaring kiss-off from a jilted lover. "It channels the feelings of empowerment and emotional awareness after a tough breakup," says Jordana. It wouldn’t sound out of place on Face The Wall, and certainly borrows from her most recent album’s logline advice of overcoming hardships.

Elsewhere, on "You're In The Way," Jordana reaches back to the leathery indie pop of Something To Say To You's "Reason" & "I Guess This Is Life." It’s a song built around a simple drum loop, guitar strums and Jordana's voice. "It’s about getting to know yourself again after seemingly wasting time investing in someone else," says Jordana.

Then, of course, there’s “Careless Mistake,” which updates the hushed folk of Classical Notions, increasing the fidelity and trading in her uke for a piano and a spotlight. It sounds like a song from some future collection of ballads. Which shouldn’t be surprising, the ever shape-shifting Jordana, already aware of some new form still yet to emerge.

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released November 11, 2022

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Jordana
Cooper Holtzman
Cameron Hale
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