Between the slew of raw emotion and infectiously punchy energy, Chris Jobe’s newest-sounding hit, “Drowning 4 U,” is a match made in heaven. The song starts slow but progresses through an emotional spiral that is nothing short of haunting, dragging you to the depths of all the things love can bring.
This driving dance rhythm creates a bouncy feeling that makes you want to move. Chris Jobe’s voice has a fierce vulnerability that suits the song’s buoyant tempo, an unexpected but beautiful juxtaposition. It’s a love song but also a proclamation of submission to the all-consuming power that love can sometimes represent.
What contrasts “Drowning 4 U” is how it straddles emotionally weighty lyrics and a danceable track. The song’s production is rich and ornate, each sound compounding on top of others to create this sense of immersion as if you, too, are engulfed in this emotional tsunami. Chris Jobe shows us that romance is the visceral, exhilarating feeling you get when you relinquish an entire piece of yourself to another person, which can be as terrifying as liberating.
