Jake Vera cuts through the static with “Time,” a glisteningly urgent anthem that sounds like a cry to the Cassiopeians. The track edges of existence with raw emotion and pulsing energy. From the very first beat, “Time” flings you into a head rush of anxiety and desire.
Link to reactance means the production gets in on the ground floor here, with those thunderous drums, those fiery guitar textures, and the cinematic tension that the backdrop forms are gripping in a way that refuses to let go. But it’s controlled, purposeful, and artfully crafted.
At the center of the storm is Vera’s voice, weathered, scratched, urgent, and achingly sincere. Every lyric feels like it’s delivered while sprinting, as if he’s outpacing something unseen, something closing in. There’s a desperation here, yet there’s also defiance. “Time” is a fight to live more, feel more, be more.
The song’s weighty emotional load is masterfully accentuated by the expert touch of renowned mix and mastering engineer Sefi Carmel, whose previous work with greats like David Bowie and Bruno Mars is telling in the crystaline convergence of grit and transparency. The result is a modern rock barn-burner, one that could have landed alongside the early-2000s anthems, but feels completely 21st century in its sonic immediacy and emotional intensity.
What differentiates “Time” is how human it is. And this is a mirror. A mirror for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re nearing their last seconds but is still doing everything in their power to extend each one. Jake Vera’s “Time” demands to be heard, and it seizes you by the collar and hauls you into its storm.
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