Jesus Dropped the Charges

“I’ve been searching for a family, somewhere I can call my home.” These are the words that Matt Cox chose as the introduction to — “julio is my best friend” — the debut album from his new solo project, Jesus Dropped the Charges. And honestly? That’s the perfect place to start. A move to Los Angeles saw him try his hand at becoming a producer/songwriter – “the natural evolution of someone that spent years on the road and still craves creative engagement,” he says, “I couldn’t come up with anything that I actually liked, genuinely felt, or find a place of satisfaction.” Then bouncing between Brooklyn & Buffalo, spending the better part of that time slogging through what he called “two years of pure garbage”, his gift started to feel more like a curse — but Jesus eventually Dropped the Charges. Album opener “chevy” sees Cox grappling with the dissolution of several relationships, while “100 drinks” sees him drowning in a pool of nostalgic guilt after reconnecting with old friends, but when speaking about the moments of levity like “$$$” & “awesome,” he says, “I crave positivity and for 2 minutes, my life…it's what I want it to be”. He says, “I wanted to make this album for myself, but only the way I wanted to do it, and to reinvent my relationship with music — for it to serve as my agent of discovery. And I do think I’ve flipped that egg.” — Joel Funk Management: Daniel@sk9.world