gobbinjr’s Playful “November 163” Details a Relationship Gone Sour

New LP Ocala Wick is out June 8.

By Loren DiBlasi  |  May 17, 2018 | 12:13pm
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gobbinjr is the playful synth-pop project of Emma Witmer, a young Brooklyn transplant with a gift for wonky melody. Originally from Wisconsin, Witmer has carved herself a prominent place in Brooklyn’s crowded DIY scene with her saccharine-sweet, sentimental tunes, which often hide darker themes of fear and anxiety.

gobbinjr’s new record Ocala Wick, out June 8 via Topshelf Records, was entirely written, performed, recorded, and produced by Witmer. The wobbly and pretty “November 163” details a relationship gone sour, with Witmer singing, “I liked when you avoided me/ It made it easier for me to breathe.” However, by the track’s end, she’s grown bolder: “I’ll be alone but i think that’s fine/I’m not as hopeless as you might like.”

Pre-order Ocala Wick right here, and see gobbinjr’s summer tour dates below.

gobbinjr Tour Dates:

6/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
6/16 – Beacon, NY @ TBA
6/17 – Middletown, CT @ MAC 650
6/18 – Pawtucket, RI @ Machines with Magnets
6/19 – Boston, MA @ Massasoit Elks Lodge
6/20 – Rollinsford, NH @ Sue’s Space
6/21 – Portland, ME @ Apohadion Theater
6/22 – Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
6/23 – Montreal, QC @ Brasserie Beaubien
6/24 – Toronto, ON @ TBA
6/25 – Ithaca, NY @ Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar
6/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ All Night Diner
6/27 – Richmond, VA @ TBA
6/28 – Columbus, OH @ Middle Earth
6/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Hub
6/30 – Champaign, IL @ Blips and Chitz
7/1 – St. Louis, MO @ The Shrub
7/2 – Kansas City, MO @ TBA
7/3 – Omaha, NE @ O’Leavers
7/4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Kitty Cat Klub
7/5 – Madison, WI @ Communication
7/6 – Chicago, IL @ TBA
7/7 – Detroit, MI @ Trixie’s Bar
7/8 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
7/9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Bloom Effect
7/10 – Flemington, NJ @ Flemington DIY

 
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