JORDY, DUMB | Song Review

Gay pop singer-songwriter JORDY ate and left no crumbs on “DUMB”, one of his most fun and infectious songs to date. 

[nx_pullquote]“I know about sex, and I know about fun / I like how your name rolls off my tongue.”[/nx_pullquote] Based upon the music JORDY (Jordy Shulman) has released in the past, this sounds accurate.  The alluring, openly gay pop singer-songwriter is at it again with “DUMB”.  And yes, the dumbness is written all over the pre-chorus, part of the chorus, and the outro.  Ah, the beauty of repetition! “DUMB” was written by Shulman, Drew Polovick, kate the dreamer (Katherine Donnelly), and OSTON (Austin Wolfe). Polovick produced it.

First and foremost, let’s be clear: “DUMB” is not dumb.  It’s a lustful, up-tempo bop.  The production is electrifying, embracing pop, pop/rock, and synth-driven vibes.  JORDY rises to the occasion, singing atop this intriguing backdrop, delivering playful, talk-sung vocals (at times) and plenty of attitude.  Thematically, as the excerpted lyric from the first verse suggests, he isn’t thinking deeply regarding L-O-V-E or, better yet, S-E-X. What he knows is, “You gotta nice face, and you gotta nice bum / Come back to my place, baby, we can get stupid, we can get” – wait for it – DUMB!  In the second verse, he confirms his dumb lust: “Subtract a few clothes, baby, I could go south.” No doubt about what he’s getting at there.  The chorus is infectious on this playful, utterly dumb (in the best way possible) cut:

“Dumb, dumb, dumb

I might need to fall in love, love, love

Come on over, baby, shut me up

Maybe we could get, maybe we could get

Dumb.”

Another superb moment is the bridge, which distinguishes itself from everything else. There is also a bit more meant on the bones, while still being D-U-M-B.  “I got what you need, bring your appetite.” Yep, JORDY is still talking about sex!  All told, JORDY ate and left no crumbs on “DUMB”, one of his most fun and infectious songs to date.