Jacksonport’s fourth studio album, “Ting Ting” is new territory for Chicago-born singer/songwriter John Fatum. It’s as if the golden hour warmth of “Dusted Beauty” (2023, Ay Caramba Records Etc.)  gave way to the deep blue twilight of dusk, swaying between the magic of night and the ubiquitous melancholy of adulthood. Co-producing with Fatum were GRAMMY nominated engineer Adrian Olsen (Michael Nau, Twain, Buck Meek) who encouraged Fatum to sing from behind the drumset, his first musical home, and GRAMMY nominated multi-instrumentalist Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive, Ed Sheeran, Aaron Dessner). Olsen piloted a soundscape that enhanced the elegance of each player’s long-developed musicality, while Kearney lent her melodic sensibilities and keen ear for arrangement to match the strength and nuance of Fatum’s songs. 
 
“Ting Ting” presents a new chapter in the Jacksonport sound, one of maturity, meaning in the quiet and small, and the frank acknowledgment that we all have times where we don’t want to get out of bed.