JAW$โs new single โAWAY,โ released on May 21, 2025, is an aching dive into heartbreak and emotional collapse, wrapped in an experimental blend of shoegaze, hip hop, and goth rock. Hailing from Atlantaโs underground scene, JAW$ engineers and writes all his own material, recording alone in his garage during late-night hours that clearly bleed into his music.
โAWAYโ opens with a warped, distorted guitar riff that jitters and buzzes against a dreamy backdrop, building an atmosphere that feels both unhinged and strangely meditative. His voice cuts through the haze with gritty vulnerability, trailing off in raw, half-wailed confessions that make the track feel more like a private breakdown than a studio record.
Drawing from the ghostly influence of Lil Peep, the emotional wreckage of XXXTentacion, and the lo-fi melancholy of Black Kray, JAW$ taps into something intensely personal yet disarmingly relatable. โDonโt go runninโ away, my darling,โ he pleads, weaving the hopelessness of clinging to something broken with the reluctant understanding that love, especially when itโs all-consuming, often collapses under its own weight. Itโs gonna hit hardest at 3 a.m., especially if youโre mid-trip and mid-breakup, as JAW$ himself confesses.
Thereโs a slurred sincerity in his delivery that makes the trackโs lo-fi imperfections feel purposeful. The production, while rough around the edges, complements the theme beautifully: fuzzy vocals, trippy layering, and a delayed beat drop that mirrors the delayed emotional fallout of lost love.
As a single father with nothing but music and a vision, JAW$ puts his entire being into his work. โAWAYโ is a diary entry, a therapy session, and a quiet anthem for the emotionally wrecked. If youโre spiraling, youโll find yourself in it.
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Review by: Naomi Joan