Life can take many twists and turns as we all know. Sometimes things happen that put us in a place where we have to reevaluate and go in a different direction. That is the exact circumstance that happened to Joey Wit. Wit had a career in professional baseball when an accident occurred.
It seems like this injury put his sports career on hold. Wit decided to focus on his passion which is music. Wit’s 2022 plans include an April UK tour, with US touring and a new record scheduled for the fall. In the meantime he released a single called “Leave It to Me.” Wit explains “The song was written with the chords coming first followed by the lyrics. I was actually inspired twofold lyrically. One of my best friends in Liverpool, UK called Richie used the phrase ‘Leave It to Me’ which stuck with me for a few days. Here in the northeast USA we would typically use the words ‘I got it’ or ‘I’ll take care of that’ but I found ‘Leave It to Me’ a slightly more poetic phrase.” The other aspect he mentions is when you meet someone and feel like you have known them for your whole life. This is a very common experience but I think regardless it’s alway powerful when it happens. The song starts with the whole band. Drums are crashing, guitars are buzzing and single piano notes flicker about. I saw the transition into the verse coming and it arrived as expected with the instrumentation simmering down which allows the vocals to come in and have some space. The song definitely felt unapologetically positive and upbeat. On top of that there’s some good rocking out and it was dynamic. Wit has a solid singing voice and all and all was an accessible song. I thought the song was straightforward in terms of the genre, structure and delivery. It wasn’t a song that I had to re-listen to a number of times to feel like I understood it. On that note it’s a good choice for an opener. Wit is off to a good start and I wish him luck in his musical endeavors.
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