Jonny Gowow Stares Down Uncertain Times in 'Near Dark Radio' [Fresh Vid]

There are times when circumstances reshuffle reality, and the absolutes we build our days on become suddenly, shockingly intangible. So in the middle of the tornado-pandemic cycle of crisis that we Nashvillians are banging back and forth in, it stands to reason that someone would find a way to express that confused, enervated and paranoid horror in which we're trying to live.

Though recorded toward the end of last year, Jonny Gowow had intended to release "Near Dark Radio" in the summer of 2020. But things, as you'll know, do change. Moving away from the poppers-and-piano cabaret vibes of Back-Door Queen, Gowow's most recent record with his band The Japanese Cowboys, this new single is taut, expansive in sound, haunting, and quite possibly the best apocalyptic pop song since Mark Owen's 2003 masterpiece "Four Minute Warning."

The song drops today on all your favorite streaming services — see the subtle and shocking video above. If you've been grooving on Orville Peck's Pony or the enveloping soundscapes on the new record from Swedish dance-pop maestro Kleerup, you've got a vibe to Brundlefly.

Gowow has launched a new podcast, also called Near Dark Radio, exploring this new uncertain era we've found ourselves in. (Hear that on Spotify.) Under better circumstances, you'd find him working with an array of musicians in Printer's Alley (frequently as part of burlesque revues), but with it being unsafe to play in public during the pandemic, they're all out of work. He's launched a GoFundMe to help with expenses, and he has a Patreon channel, too.