ULTAN JP strikes gold with new single "All In Good Time"

Dublin artist ULTAN JP returns with a raw and reflective single, "All In Good Time," that sounds more like a conversation between resilience and regret than a track. Powdered in the early rock' n' roll tradition and shellacked in the edgy veneer of '80s R&B and punk guitars are sawed, and saxophones blare. This latest release sees ULTAN JP doing what he does best, turning specific frustration into something universally uplifting.

ULTAN JP, born and raised in Belfast, has spent a lifetime shaping music that does more than recall the past as it redefines it. "All In Good Time" is no different. Arising from the cornfield rubble of a nixed video project, the song bears the emotional clout of tossed-off dreams and spins it into something gorgeously defiant. There is warmth in the guitar's humble swagger, providing ULTAN's message all the space it requires to breathe.

ULTAN JP doesn't just sing but sings with a lived-in conviction. He doesn't cover up the bruises that all creative work inflicts on its practitioners. Instead, he points them out and transforms them into a medal, interpreting each missed deadline and stumbling toward success as evidence to proudly present to his underappreciative creative colleagues. The chorus came at the most intuitive point in writing the song itself and offers a bit of catharsis, a reminder that, frustratingly, timing often has a way of straightening itself out.

"All In Good Time" is refreshingly human in an industry fixated on polish and perfection. It's the kind of song that reminds you that it's okay to fall apart as long as you get up singing. ULTAN JP shows again that rock 'n' roll is just drawing its breath.

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