Calling Jean Caffeine a veteran musician would be doing this joyful and inspired songwriter a disservice. Jean Caffeine and her latest single ‘Another Crying Christmas’ are testaments to decades spent honing multiple talents and curating a steadfast career.
Based in Austin, Texas, Jean Caffeine is the stage name of Jean Leider who was born in New York to a doctor father and a writer mother. Jean has been on her musical journey since she went to see the Rolling Stones live in 1975 at the Cow Palace. She plays drums and has been in a multitude of punk bands throughout the years, she is also an accomplished DJ with really prominent musical friends.
‘Another Crying Christmas’ showcases Jean Leider’s best qualities. A songwriting force capable of penning down sensibly catchy tunes that are easy on the ears and joyful to the senses, Jean Caffeine loves introducing lyrical twists that give her song a contrarian edge and make them more compelling listens. ‘Another Crying Christmas’ is a gorgeous sounding song with its scruffy, overdriven rhythm guitars, roomy and gloriously punchy drumming, Caffeine’s own subdued and melodic delivery, and of course, a fantastic arrangement that’s gripping and nuanced with hollered vocal ad-libs and a litany of very attractive drum fills.
Jean Caffeine’s latest single displays an artist with decades of experience under her wing. A carefully balanced song with a sweet and mischievous sound and a driving momentum that prods it steadily forward.
