Jackson Homer: A Soft Return to Feeling with Nu Wav(s) & Fade Outs

If an album makes me dance, then it probably did everything right. Jokes aside – Nu Wav(s) & Fade Outs, the new album by Jackson Homer, is a quiet treasure. As spring slowly breathes life into everything again, this album feels like its perfect companion – rhythmic, layered with voices, and quietly expansive. Listening from start to finish feels like moving through a long, golden afternoon. It’s full of movement without losing its balance, textured without excess – with a hint of nostalgia that hits in just the right way.

“Nu Wav(s) & Fade Outs is a collection of tracks that I created over a two-year period during the most challenging time of my life.The album is inspired by the late 1980s sonically, and I’ve taken on a more executive producer role compared to my previous projects. I had the privilege of working with incredible artists from all over the world, each of whom has contributed their unique touch to making this project a reality.” The British producer, who grew up just outside Birmingham with a DJ father and started mixing at the age of seven, has always let collaboration guide his sound. With this record, he steps even further into the role of executive producer – shaping the overall feel more than any one track.

“This project really became a way to process things and to connect again – both with myself and with others.”

Over 11 songs, Jackson builds a fluid dialogue between house, nu-disco, and soulful pop. There’s a laid-back groove running through it, but also a quiet urgency – like the desire to hold on to a fleeting summer. From the dreamy rhythms of “Speak Your Mind” featuring Tentendo, to the shimmering layers brought in by Ric Wilson, Devin Tracy and new voices like Pangeaux and MATTII, the album invites you into a shared space: personal yet open, intimate yet wide-reaching.

“This project really became a way to process things and to connect again – both with myself and with others,” he tells. And that’s where the full beauty of this album reveals itself – in the way it gently moves us, carries us, and keeps us in motion until the very end.