Multi-platinum singer-songwriter JP Saxe releases Make Yourself At Home, the new album out now via Arista Records. The second installment of the two-part album features seven new, emotionally vulnerable songs, including “I Haven’t Said Enough,” JP’s take on the R.E.M. classic “Losing My Religion.” This release follows Articulate Excuses,the first installment unveiled this Spring, in which Saxe offered a deeply personal reflection on the types of behaviors we don’t always love about ourselves. Last week, Saxe announced the Make Yourself At Home Tour, which kicks off this Fall in his home country of Canada, before heading to the US, South America and Mexico.
Make Yourself At Home explores universal emotions and experiences with charismatic vocals and relatable self-examination. While diving into themes of belonging, desire, and discipline, Saxe is unafraid of questioning his own desires and motivations. JP Saxe shares, “This album is about how sometimes I find home by leaving it. It’s about learning new languages to love in. It’s about wondering if what I want is really what I want, or just what I haven’t had. It’s about learning to tell the difference between running to something or from something. It’s about rejecting the dopamine hit of certainty. It’s about being proud of who I haven’t become.” Saxe’s two-part album traces the GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter’s journey through a series of personal revelations that call into question who we are when we aren’t being someone for somebody else. Part one, Articulate Excuses, pulls from a period in which Saxe worked to come to terms with his patterns and personhood, while Make Yourself at Home focuses on the work-in-progress of implementing those learnings.
On the story behind “I Haven’t Said Enough” JP Saxe explains, “I had these verses for months. I wanted them to feel devastatingly committed to remaining moved in the face of phone screen imagery that slow drip kills your willingness to feel like a human, but I couldn’t get that feeling right, and then one day in the studio I started singing R.E.M.’s ‘Losing My Religion’ along with my verses, and it was perfect. I asked them if I could use it, and to my immensely grateful surprise, they said yes. So, here’s my interpolation of one of my favorite songs of all time, at a time when remaining a big feeling person committed to compassion is getting increasingly complicated.”
Last month, Saxe shared the first taste of Make Yourself At Home: “STRANGERS” featuring Argentinian star TINI, a gorgeously tense and highly relatable song that balances nostalgia with acceptance for a relationship that’s run its course. The single is part of a run of tracks that perfectly pair thoughtful and bluntly real emotional exploration with evocative instrumentation throughout the two-part album.
Before that came Articulate Excuses singles including: “SAFE,” which explored masculinity in an R&B-kissed pop track co-written/produced by Malay (Frank Ocean, Lorde, FLETCHER); “SMARTPHONE MAKE ME DUMB,” a deeply vulnerable meditation on modern escapism; and “I WANNA MOVE TO BROOKLYN,” an apology for being the worst part of oneself turned into an addictive pop song.
In 2024, Saxe wrapped up his sold-out, headlining A Grey Area World Tour following his support of John Mayer’s 2023 arena run and the release of Saxe’s last album, A Gray Area. That reflective set was largely produced by Malay and included the single “I Don’t Miss You” with Mayer, plus collaborations with Latin-GRAMMY®-winning Colombian artist Camilo, the folk-pop trio Tiny Habits, and beloved singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine. The album garnered praise from Billboard, People, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and more.
Saxe shared a pair of performance LPs last year: A Grey Area (Live Sessions) — featuring acclaimed guest instrumentalists like Cory Henry and Tal Wilkenfeld — and Live on Stage, which included a solo version of his 2019 blockbuster, “If the World Was Ending,” a 4x Platinum GRAMMY® nominated song that has been streamed over 2 billion times worldwide. Saxe has already proven himself to be a master of off-the-cuff intimacy, but in his current era, it’s clear he’s intent on bringing us in even closer — experience that in-person at one of the upcoming dates below.
Articulate Excuses (Part One)
