With his debut album “Windser,” Santa Cruz born, LA-based artist Jordan Topf plants a Bold emotional flag, and balances anthemic hooks with deeply human storytelling. The new single “Lose You” has just gone full time on SiriusXM’s ALT Nation (check it out below)!
“With this collection of songs I wanted to document my own personal experience with relationships, finding clarity, and moving forward from past trauma. Letting go of things that were once too overwhelming to feel. I was thinking a lot about relationships. The traits we learn/inherit from our families. I avoided making the album a trauma dump, so it’s more of me using these songs as a means of coping with my own strange reality. During this snapshot of time I allowed myself to feel openly and truthfully. I allowed myself to feel like I didn’t have to put those past relationships on some sort of perpetual pedestal anymore. The fogged lens could be wiped clean from the dashboard and seen in broad daylight. There’s also a sense of hope. Hope for love, playfulness, happiness, and healing.” — Jordan Topf (Windser)
“Lose You” is a soaring and propulsive anthem that sees Windser grappling with the final moments of a fading love. Over a driving post-punk shuffle and falsetto lines, Topf pleads to hold on just a little longer. Co-written with Day Wave frontman Jackson Phillips, “Lose You” unlocks one of the album’s most cathartic moments.
In addition to the searing and deeply personal “Abandon,” which reflects on childhood trauma and emotional disconnection; the dreamy “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” written as a tender ode to Topf’s wife; the album also features and was preceded by the incredibly catchy and emotionally raw “These Days,” in which Topf sings “I’m so bored / I’m depressed / I’m a mess / These days” before launching into a hook that lands like a gut punch and lingers long after the final chorus.
Produced by Topf alongside Jon Gilbert (flipturn, Mt. Joy) and Matias Tellez (Girl in Red), the record includes contributions from Jerry Borgé (Lucinda Williams), Daniel Rhine (Phoebe Bridgers), and Dan Bailey (Father John Misty). It arrives following a steady climb through indie and alt circles: Topf’s nostalgic 2023 single “Memory” peaked at #5 on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation and spent 18 weeks on the chart, while his collaborations with Macklemore (“Maniac” and “Next Year”) led to performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show, and Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve. He’s also played major festivals including Lollapalooza and BottleRock.