Revenge always comes last: Jane Remover’s “Revengeseekerz”
Graphic by Mateo Krygowski
by Mateo Krygowski
With great force, flying out of the cavernous maze of a bruised mind, Jane Remover returns with a malformed heart and ferocious gaze. She penetrates the light that beckons her name. Contorting her presence into an entirely new vision; there is no turning back. Revengeseekerz is the third full-length LP by the twenty-one-year-old artist, lacerating her devastated truths into brand new statements, building to fifty-minutes of intense rap, rock, and EDM. All mixed into a consuming wave of red flames, broken glass, and blinding wishes. Revenge always comes last: this is Jane Remover.
The Chicago-based singer, songwriter, and producer has released two albums this year: Ghostholding and Revengeseekerz. The first project, Ghostholding, was released under a separate alias, Venturing–a physical deviation from her main Jane Remover title. The two projects work as one large letter of acknowledgment, reclaiming the love and devastation that claws at a young heart every so often. Endlessly reaching for a message in return, though Jane knows it will never appear, no matter how powerful the cries are from its sender. We witness Jane’s incendiary attitude toward the world and its feedback on her presence, themes similar to her legendary 2023 release, Census Designated. In a brief, chirpy chant, she opens her new album reflecting on her very first project, Frailty, on “TWICE REMOVED”:
“And the shit was three years ago, it feels like a million/
Three years ago, I could've touched a million/
Three years ago, I had that magic in my hand.”
An explosive effort, decaying into a monstrous wall of sound. Yet, Jane has grown an incredible amount in the past few years, no longer sulking within the sound she continuously encloses herself within. Now, she breaks through the facade and its draining qualities. With Revengeseekerz, Jane disposes of her seemingly infinite and fatal longing for a dead love in turn for a new, blistering excitement for the unknown. Throwing herself out into a promising void – a beautiful mess – loud and bright.
Setting the tone of a bass-filled landscape, Jane runs the first half of Revengeseekerz at a breakneck pace, inviting Danny Brown into the mix on the track “Psychoboost.” It’s a gabber-influenced beat that intertwines drum and bass into an unbreakable rhythm. On “angels in camo,” the fifth track, Jane takes on a new tone that proves she is completely enjoying herself, even though her lyrics say otherwise. She finds herself searching for serenity within the disgust of a fractured relationship:
“Dear God, place a curse on those who wronged me (futuro pianista)/
Angels in camo, no ammunition (Yeah)/
Angels up in the shadows, they gonna watch you fall, damn.”
Actively cursing out the damned and dancing in relief, smiling with glee. What a way to live, cry, and crash out with pleasure. Jane strings together these perceptive thoughts in small segments, forming a rather lengthy narrative as she finally loosens her grasp on such a grim past. This reflective attitude causes Jane to dwell on what continuously weighs her down, reforming her grief into an unstable, yet undeniably determined desire to live life to its fullest extent. This transformation acts as a brilliant breakthrough for the young artist. She asserts her voice and the position she finds herself in with each song she writes. Refusing to quit, it will never be an option for Jane.
Moreso with each release, Jane Remover’s ideas are entirely constructed upon and within her dreams. Her vision remains unstoppable, no matter who decides to speak on their existence and how they are received by every listener. Acceptance is not necessarily a goal for Jane, music will forever be an old vice that penetrates beyond the need for fame. Likewise, to witness a determined artist remove themselves from the redundancies of the music industry, cultivating a singular voice, invites a brand new wave of artists who are committed to breaking the monotony of what is tried and true.
Jane commits to this overwhelming reinvention of the self on her track “Dark night castle.” Implementing new and old sounds, she constructs the ultimate Jane Remover track. Ruined and equally free from the shackles of yesterday's torment. Guiding her listeners through dark passages, which leads to her honest voice, giving clarity to the structure of this rotting castle, cursed by drawn-out screams and piercing guitar arrangements. Admitting to what she has built and eventually will destroy, with time.
On Revengeseekerz, Jane drives mad into an increasingly addictive rhythm that is unique to this specific release. No other album has reached this mixture of Jane quite like Revengeseekerz. Venturing’s Ghostholding redefined what Jane can do as an artist, and on this release, Jane solidifies herself as one of the most daring and inventive artists currently working today.