Josaleigh Pollett returns with Poltergeist-inspired single ‘Radio Player’
Salt Lake City-based indie singer-songwriter Josaleigh Pollett returns with her haunting new single ‘Radio Player,’ released via Audio Antihero. The track marks Pollett’s first collaboration with longtime partner Jordan Watko (Crowd Shy) since his relocation to Japan.
‘Radio Player’ is an electronics-infused and Poltergeist-inspired single that explores memory, fear, and the surreal glow of nostalgia. The song merges analogue atmospherics, indie rock drive, and pop melodies to form a sound that feels both claustrophobic and cathartic. The production—handled between Pollett’s home studio in Salt Lake City and Watko’s apartment in Japan—was further enhanced by Andrew Goldring of Nashville, who assisted with production, mixing, mastering, and contributed additional instrumentation.
Reflecting on the track, Pollett shares:
“‘Radio Player’ is a song about memory and fear, loosely based on seeing the movie Poltergeist at too young an age. It is a journey through the hallways of childhood that we leave a light on within. A pink light flickers on and beckons the listener through, releasing them changed and covered in ectoplasm five minutes later.
“In true independent DIY fashion and similar to 2023’s In The Garden, By The Weeds, this new song is recorded mostly at home between my Salt Lake City make-shift home studio, and Jordan’s apartment in Japan. The difference this time is that we’re bringing in more collaborations and new instrumentation. In addition to mixing and mastering, Nashville’s Andrew Goldring helped with production and played some instruments on Radio Player, as well as being a part of the live band that played Kilby Block Party earlier this year. Radio Player really got its feet under it in a live band setting, and we tried to bring more of that to our production without losing the electronic-based production that Jordan is so fluent in.
“This is the first song we made together since Jordan moved to Japan in 2024, and instead of letting distance dampen our collaboration, we really tried to lean into the chaos and confusion of creating from different ends of different days while an ocean apart. I think a lot of that anxiety and newness mixed with the dedication of friendship drives this new music.”
‘Radio Player’ is out now on all streaming platforms via Audio Antihero.
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