Jake Huffman is back after more than a year, and he came back swinging—with a track he built from the ground up.
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‘On The Edge’ leans on simplicity, but not in a lazy way. It’s stripped enough to keep the focus on that central feeling of unease, momentum, forward motion. Lyrically, it hammers on that restlessness that comes from living on the cusp—pushing past comfort, toeing the line between control and chaos. It’s familiar territory, thematically, but it works here because Huffman doesn’t dress it up too much.
The track’s strength is in how dialed-in it is. Huffman clearly knew the feeling he wanted to hit and built the whole thing to serve that sensation. There’s a sticky quality to the chorus too—it plants itself and lingers. That’s where the track’s staying power comes in.
SCORE 7.5/10
This is a solid re-entry. Confident, focused, and surprisingly replayable.
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