Jaboukie says being “disillusioned” with comedy led him to making his debut album
thefader.comJaboukie is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. The comedian turned musician spoke with The FADER’s David Renshaw in advance of the release of his debut album, All Who Can’t Hear Must Feel, coming this Friday (August 25).
Over the course of the interview, Jaboukie talked about the unusual origins of the album, what he had to say in his music, and why comedy wasn’t the right lane for those thoughts and feelings.
Early on in the conversation, Jaboukie explained that he has been making music quietly for years and that a sense of “disillusionment” with the comedy world, plus a significant trip home to Jamaica, where he was born, pushed him down the path to music.
Read Next: Song You Need: jaboukie’s “BBC” is seriously fun “When I started working on this project, just after turning 25, I went back to Jamaica for the first time since I was like five years old,” he said. “I just gained this perspective.
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