The Interview Show with Jordan Klassen (radio edit) #253

I was a bit nervous while heading to my meet up with Vancouver's Jordan Klassen. He's said that he's not very good at small talk--and an interview is just basically ALL small talk. Jordan Klassen makes music that's hard to categorize. It's a mix of new age-y, folky and singer-songwriter-y stuff. His music has been synced or played on many of your favorite TV shows like Teen Wolf Jane the Virgin and Teen Mom. Jordan and I hung out for a bit on the steps of Vancouver's downtown Main Street courthouse while he smoked a cigar. It was the last show, ending a long tour. How did I get Jordan talking? Which one of his songs sounds like a love song but is actually about lying? How does Jordan's struggles with mental health and depression bleed into his music? Who is 90s new age singer-songwriter Enya? How did she influence Jordan? Can he make us appreciate her work? Which song from his record, Repentance, is he the most proud of and why? What's it like to finally be able to sleep in your own bed after a year? How will he enjoy some hard-earned downtime in Vancouver his hometown? Which Vancouver beach does Jordan call "chatchi"? Which song off Javelin does Jordan say is about "someone showing you something beautiful and it chases away the dark cloud over your head for a bit"? You'll have to listen to find out! (I will say that this chat made me appreciate Jordan's songs even more.) Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 1) Jordan Klassen, Javelin (2016) "No Salesman" 2) Jordan Klassen, Javelin (2016) "Glory B" 3) Enya, Watermark (1998) "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" ** (background/snippet) 4) Jordan Klassen, Repentance (2013) "Piano Brother" 5) Jordan Klassen, Javelin (2016) " Gargolyes" ALL songs CANCON except **