Today's Song You Should Know: JP Saxe - 'The Few Things'

One of the best things about writing this daily feature is running across an artist you've never heard before and thinking, "How the hell is this person not already a superstar?" That was certainly my reaction when I first heard the 2018 JP Saxe track "The Few Things." This quietly powerful song about a man's struggles to open up his heart and feelings to someone is not just emotional. It's catchy as hell:

"I don't say what's on my mind as much as you'd like me to/I've been hearing that my whole life I promise it's not just you/But I so confidently want you/That when you say you're insecure about my feelings/I don't take you serious/But if you need me to tell you more/You're one of the few things that I'm sure of/You're one of the few things that I know already I could build my world of"

This is a song that would fit on any radio station or playlist that includes mainstream pop singers like Shawn Mendes and Ed Sheeran. "The Few Things" is an extraordinary song, maybe one my favorite alt-pop songs of the past couple of years. It deserved to be a hit.

And even better, the video for this song is just about the mostly quietly romantic thing you'll see this week.