Taking its title from a New
Year’s resolution of Woody Guthrie’s, Gaston Light’s “Wake Up and Fight” single
out Feb. 17th.
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Jason
Corcoran of Gaston Light as photographed by Dustin Bath. Cover art by Tim Rogers.
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“Wake Up and
Fight” is the latest song from Gaston Light. Hear it now
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“An
amazingly powerful track.” – Diffuser
“Vulnerable. Compelling. Corcoran writes as though
he’s felt the ebbs and flows of a man twice his age.” – Dallas Observer
Dallas-based artist Jason Corcoran started writing his new single “Wake Up and Fight” with nothing more than the song title in mind. “It’s
taken from a list of Woody Guthrie’s
New Year’s resolutions,” he explains. “As a song title, it felt ridiculously
huge to me. I thought that with such an overtly optimistic sentiment, I might
be setting myself up to fail.”
He didn’t.
As Corcoran
explains it, the challenge of rising to meet the hugeness of the sentiment
actually brought him some much needed salvation.
“I wanted to write a self–fulfilling prophecy,” he
says. “I wanted to force hope into my life. I wanted a good life, or at least a
better one. The song is me telling myself that I have things to be grateful for
and to just keep going.” As it plays, “Wake
Up and Fight” goes from a personal affirmation to an unforgettable rallying
cry.
“Forcing hope into one’s life,” as Corcoran’s puts it, sounds like an
action taken by someone who has played too many losing hands for too damn long.
With lyrics as world-weary but authentically wise as Corcoran’s, it’s surprising to learn that he’s only 26-years-old,
which leads one to believe he’s ether full of it, he’s oversensitive, or maybe
he’s the real deal.
We’d only be talking about him here if the latter were
true, of course. So, what’s up? Corcoran
started writing songs on a daily basis at the age of 13, was performing in
clubs at 15, and had signed with a manager and hit the studio by 17. Then his
progress towards a promising career came to an abrupt stop.
“By the time I was 18 I was in the throes of a serious
drug and alcohol addiction,” Corcoran
confesses. He moved to L.A. to get professional help, but was unable to get
clean. Psych wards, county jail, and a revolving door of treatment centers left
him an even bigger mess than when he got there. Through the blinders of
addition, Corcoran managed to keep
writing and recording, and eventually headed back to Dallas with the woman who
is now his wife. Unfortunately, Corcoran’s
problems followed him.
Dallas-based label, Idol Records, released a batch of his L.A. recordings as the debut Gaston Light album, and suddenly, Corcoran was getting noticed by the
local press and establishing a regional fan base. Demons die hard, however, and
even with another chance to put a career together in the offing, Corcoran’s drug and alcohol use raged
on. “On tour, at home, all the time,” he says, painting an ugly picture with
just a few words.
Then, as things we’re getting even darker, Corcoran’s girlfriend announced she was
pregnant. It was news that began to bring about changes for the better.
“It saved my life,” Corcoran says. “I got clean, and became a husband and a father.” Now,
back in the game and healthy, Corcoran
is recording the more than 40 songs he wrote while getting his life in order.
The latest, “Wake Up and Fight” is streaming
now.
Jason
Corcoran of Gaston Light is available
for interviews. Contact Josh
Bloom at Fanatic for more
information.
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