Unsigned charmball Jay Brannan squeezed out a supple splash of acoustic bliss at the Mercury Lounge in New York City Tuesday night for the unofficial kick off of the annual CMJ Music and Film Festival. A devout legion of Brannanites crammed into the intimate lounge for a brief set consisting of a “cover-of-a-cover” of N.W.A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” along with his trademark heartmelter “Soda Shop” which we were able to capture on tape. Brannan, whose 4-song ep Unmastered is now available on iTunes, will perform in London and South Africa in the near future in his continuing effort to briskly tickle the ears on every head from here to Timbuktu, without the need or nuisance of a recording contract. Surrender your senses to the sweetness that is Jay Brannan by subjecting your eyes to the sublime live sounds of “Soda Shop” below.
