Eddie Cohn’s new single, “Get Back My Way,” feels like a reclamation of sound, of space, and of self. Stripped of unnecessary gloss yet brimming with raw electricity, it’s the kind of track that begins as a whisper and leaves you standing in the center of a storm!
There’s a sense of honesty threading through the song, an earthbound pulse that pulls you inward. But Cohn doesn’t let the piece stay hushed for long. With Brett Farkas’s sharp-edged guitars cutting through, Dan Lutz’s bass grounding the rhythm, Jake Reed’s thunderous percussion, and Phil Peterson’s cello weaving shadows around the edges, the single unfolds like a band at full force rather than a solitary singer-songwriter effort. It’s the tension between these two worlds: intimate and expansive, that gives the song its bite.
Cohn’s influences are visible without ever feeling derivative. You catch echoes of the ‘90s grunge titans: Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell, but also the windswept acoustic landscapes of Into the Wild, and even the modern drive of The War on Drugs. The vocals are weathered but strong, carrying a grit that sounds lived-in rather than performed. When he repeats the refrain “get back my way, get into my heart,” it lands less like a hook and more like a mantra, urgent and insistent.
Lyrically, the song moves between confrontation and renewal. There’s disillusionment in the pay stubs and underpayment, but also defiance in staring “right into the sun.” It’s about re-centering after distraction, cutting through the static of overwork and worry to rediscover the marrow of living. That message mirrors Cohn’s own journey, balancing real estate ventures with music, realizing that creativity can’t be sidelined for long.
What makes “Get Back My Way” feel significant isn’t just its craftsmanship, though it’s abundantly clear in every layer. It’s the fact that Cohn inhabits his work with patience, letting the song breathe and grow, refusing to rush toward completion. In a world obsessed with velocity, he insists on weight and presence.
This is the sound of an artist circling back to his roots, not as retreat, but as renewal. “Get Back My Way” by Cohn doesn’t just mark a return to acoustic grit and band-driven force; it’s the sound of someone reclaiming their ground with steady hands and a steady heart.
