Jake Soberlak

At 17, Jake Soberlak of Kamloops, B.C., plays the blues like someone three times his age and half a century removed. Inspired by his grandfather’s old records, he sings and plays the guitar, slide guitar, and harmonica. His live-off-the-floor debut album arrives September 11th, 2026. The blues found its messenger.

It started with his grandfather’s records, a collection of old blues albums brought over from England, discovered almost by accident. For Jake, it wasn’t just an introduction to a genre. It was a recognition. “There’s a realness about it that I really enjoy,” he says. He started chasing names and albums the way blues devotees do, following the music back through decades until the tradition became his own. B.B. King, Peter Green, Clapton. Their records became his teachers. Guitar at 13, harmonica at 14, and word spread quickly through Kamloops that something special was happening.

Jake Soberlak’s debut album, I'm In Trouble, arrives September 11th, 2026.