A pair of stockings is all it took to spark aron!’s most charming song yet. The jazz-pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist releases his newest single “Shiny Stockings,” the latest installment in his monthly release series. He takes a tiny observation and turns it into something unexpectedly tender.
Inspired by stockings worn by someone he loves, the track pairs whimsical guitar melodies with laid-back orchestral strings. The result blends vintage jazz sophistication with playful pop sensibility, a charming little world all its own. He sings of timeless love, calling his mother to share the news that the feeling she once knew lives on. The song glides with the kind of effortless warmth that’s becoming his signature. Listen and watch the official music video now.
“Shiny Stockings” follows a strong run of recent monthly drops, including last month’s “Macramé,” April’s “Foolsong,” and March’s “Wonderful Thing.”
“Macramé,” a collaboration with indie-pop and jazz artist Mei Semones, fuses indie rock with jazz-inflected guitar work to capture the spark of a new relationship. On “Foolsong,” aron! writes an unlikely guidebook for the next person who dates his ex, recounting her love of sneaking into movie theaters and reflecting on the mistakes he hopes the next guy won’t repeat. The self-aware warning lands with a wink: “don’t be a fool / you’re looking at one.”
“Wonderful Thing,” a cozy-pop meditation on fearing love but falling anyway, earned praise from John Mayer, who spotlighted it on his SiriusXM channel Life with John Mayer. Mayer admired how aron! packs complex harmonic information into a tune while keeping it right for the song, calling it a pleasure to hear from someone who knows a lot of chords and knows how to use them.
The road here runs deep. Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, aron! picked up a guitar at eight thanks to Guitar Hero, then fell for jazz under an 80-year-old teacher he met at Sam Ash. He studied classical composition at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, taught himself piano during COVID, and earned a full scholarship to the University of Miami, majoring in jazz voice and film scoring. In high school, he played Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra standards for retirement home residents, bow tie and all.
In 2023 he leaned into what he calls a vintage pop sound, built a following online, and signed to Verve to develop his brand of cozy pop. As he puts it, heartbreak is heartbreak and love is love, the same now as ever.