Jack Van Cleaf Announces New Record, Single,and Tour “Smoker”
When Zach Bryan calls you a genius, you know you’ve made it.
Jack Van Cleaf released his first record, Fruit from the Trees after he graduated from college. He earned the praise of artists like Noah Kahan, opening for him on tour, Van Cleaf’s very first. “Rattlesnake,” his single, ended up on Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist List. It’s this way that Bryan discovered Van Cleaf, even releasing his own cover. Now, you can hear the newest version of “Rattlesnake” as a duet with Bryan, which, incredibly, was Bryan’s idea, sending Van Cleaf a DM. Bryan expands,
“To become the best of friends with people through music in the city. Think that may be the point of all this. Jack & me re-recorded one of the best written songs of all time (Jack is a genius) and hope u guys listen to it.”
“‘Oh, I’m a smoker.’ It made me think about what I would’ve thought of myself as a little kid, because smokers scared me back then…the song is cataloging all the life you’ve lived in a way, some of which you might not be the most proud of—reckoning who you are now with who you were as a kid and who you thought you’d be when you grew up—recognizing the differences—wondering what needs to change.”
Tracklist for JVC:
1. Off to the Races
2. Piñata
3. Still
4. Rattlesnake (feat. Zach Bryan)
5. Using You
6. Go Home, Danny
7. Shouldn’t Have Gone to L.A.
8. Thinkin’ About It
9. Green
10. Teenage Vampire (feat. Gatlin)
11. Smoker
12. Hikikomori
13. Couch Potato
14. Life
Tour Dates:
Thur. April 3 - New York, NY @ Club 101 *
Thur. May 8 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room - SOLD OUT ^
Sun. May 11 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern !
Mon. May 12 - St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill !
Tue. May 13 - Des Moines, IA @ xBK !
Wed. May 14 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads !
Fri. May 16 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall !
Mon. May 19 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head !
Tue. May 20 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada !
Wed. May 21 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN ACL Live !
* with Ethansroom
^ with Emma Ogier