Indian-American singer-songwriter Jeeves makes a sparkling debut with his much-awaited single “Where Did All The Good Men Go?,” a heart-rending, slow-burning verse that asks the kind of question many are afraid to say out loud. The first taste of his upcoming debut album, "Now or Never," due for release late 2025, the track represents a significant moment not only for Jeeves but also for his personal process of reflection, healing, and artistic growth.
Written by Penn in 2017, during the early days of the #MeToo movement, the song throbs with the sting of Reflexionsschmerz: It’s a candid meditation on masculinity, mentorship, and the hole left by the dearth of male figures who act as they should. “It’s an eight-year song,” Jeeves says, and you can hear every one of those years etched into his singing, brittle but sturdy, cracked open but steady.
The song is a blend of Ed Sheeran's lyrical vulnerability and John Mayer's mellow polish, but with what Jeeves fondly describes as a “brown sugar finish.” It’s silky, soulful, and full of character, not unlike the artist who made it. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy-nominated guitarist Charles Myers (Yebba), the song includes percussion from Aaron Sterling, long-time drummer for John Mayer, and a richly harmonious, cinematic string arrangement from Shaan Ramaprasad, whose work ranges from A.R. Rahman to Chance the Rapper.
The result is a sound that is both intimate and expansive, classical and contemporary, rooted in truth and reaching for the heavens. “Where Have All the Good Men Gone?” is listening, watching, and wanting. It’s less a song and more a conversation, and one that feels long past due. In an era full of musicians cloaking themselves in performance, Jeeves actually drops his guard, and that vulnerability makes this debut feel like the start of something large. So with "Now or Never" just around the corner, Jeeves has taken centre stage, and boy, are we watching him get to work.
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