Jarred Sine

How did Analog Hearts begin?

I set out to make a record, but originally I thought it was going to be more singer songwriter and folk influenced.
I started writing in December 2025 with a goal of writing 28 songs by July 2026, basically four songs a month. The idea was to write a lot, not get too precious about every song, and then whittle everything down to the best material.

As I kept writing, more pop and rock started bleeding into the songs. Eventually I just thought, “Screw it, I’m going to write a rock record.”
I spent nearly every weekend writing. By July I had around 24 songs. I did not quite hit the original goal, but I had more than enough to build a ten song album.
That became Analog Hearts.

Was there one song that changed the direction of the record?

“Blue Jean Valentine.”
It was not the first rock song I had written, but it was the one that made everything click. When I finished it, I remember having this feeling of, “Okay, now I know what I should be doing.”

That song really solidified the decision to stop trying to make the record fit into the singer songwriter direction I originally imagined and just follow where the music was naturally going.

Did you have the album’s themes planned from the beginning?

Not at all.

I did not sit down with a concept or decide that every song needed to fit into a particular theme. The themes just started showing up through the writing and through where I happened to be in life.

Looking back, there are a lot of songs about connection, relationships, infatuation, modern life, self doubt and trying to figure out what matters to you.
Some of that is probably why the title Analog Hearts feels right. A lot of the record is about wanting something real in a world that can sometimes feel disconnected. But none of that was planned in advance. It came out naturally.


 

How personal are the songs?

It is a mixture.

Some of the songs come from very real emotions and experiences. There are songs where I could tell you exactly who or what inspired them.
Other songs are just fun rock songs. They might take an emotion or idea and exaggerate it, or build a fictional situation around it.
“Nuke My Heart” and “Modern Mary,” for example, are much more playful. They are meant to be big, fun rock love songs.
Other songs are a lot closer to me personally.
 

What is “Rock Imposter” about?

That one is definitely about me.

I have a regular career during the week and then I am trying to be a musician on the weekends. There is an inherent weirdness to that, and the song is basically the voice in my head making fun of me for it.
Who do you think you are?

You have a job, a house, responsibilities. You are not some 19 year old kid trying to get signed. What are you doing trying to make a rock record?
I find the song funny because it is so scathing. It is basically me attacking myself for several minutes.
But eventually the song turns around and rejects that whole argument.
The conclusion is basically, “I’m doing this because I can.” I do not need permission to make music, and it does not really matter if someone thinks it is strange.

Why make an album now?

I think I reached a point where I needed to be a creator and not just a consumer. There is nothing wrong with enjoying what other people make. I love music, movies, books and all kinds of creative work. But I realized that so much of what I was doing was consuming other people’s creativity.

I wanted to make something of my own and add it to the world. I also wanted to see how far I could take a skill if I actually worked at it.
I never thought of myself as someone who was naturally gifted at songwriting, singing or musicianship. Those were things I had to develop.
There is something satisfying about putting the effort into learning a skill and then taking it to its logical conclusion, which is actually creating something with it.

For me, Analog Hearts is that.
 

What do you want the album to feel like?

I want it to be fun.

I want people to hear catchy hooks and earworms. I want it to feel energetic and immediate, like something you can throw on and just have a good time with.
I sometimes think of the record like a piece of sugary candy. You pop it in, you get this strong hit of something fun, and then it is over pretty quickly.
The songs are not trying to overstay their welcome.

At the same time, I like the fact that pop punk lets you put heavier ideas, personal feelings or darker lyrics over energetic guitars and catchy melodies.
That contrast is a big part of why I love this kind of music.

 

Why pop punk?

It is the music I keep coming back to.

Green Day was the biggest influence for me. In my late teens I became completely obsessed with Billie Joe Armstrong and had those dreams of being him onstage.

But there are so many bands and artists I love from that world. blink 182, My Chemical Romance, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne and plenty of others.
What always grabbed me was the combination of energetic guitars and strong melodies. You could write about something serious, poetic, personal or even dark and still make the song feel exciting and fun.

I also just love the whole rock and roll attitude of it.

I am not consciously trying to recreate a particular era. I am mostly making the kind of songs I like hearing. We are all influenced by the music we love, and I am not really interested in pretending otherwise.

How did you get here musically?

I started guitar lessons when I was 14, mostly learning classic rock like AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses and KISS. I played mostly acoustic guitar. In my late teens I discovered Green Day and started dreaming about making music myself. I tried writing songs back then, but it never really clicked. Eventually guitar and music moved into the background.

For years I would pick it up here and there, but I never seriously pursued it. During COVID I decided to change that. My original goal was pretty modest. I wanted to develop a singing voice, play acoustic covers and eventually get comfortable performing at open mics. I did that, and eventually the open mics turned into paid cover gigs.

Once I became comfortable performing, I started getting more serious about writing my own music. At first I leaned toward folk and singer songwriter material.
Then rock gradually came back into the picture.

In hindsight, I think I was just finding my way back to the music I had always loved.

What do you want people to take away from your story as an artist?

Probably that these things can be learned.

Songwriting can be learned. Singing can be learned. Musicianship can be developed. You do not have to start out feeling naturally gifted or convinced that you were born to do it. You can work at something, get better at it and eventually make something you are proud of.

I do not know exactly where this project goes from here. I am going to keep writing and keep making songs.

For now, that is enough.