Jane Remover doesn't do one thing — and that's exactly what makes the Venturing project worth paying attention to.
The artist, best known under the Jane Remover name, runs multiple recording aliases, and Venturing sits at the rock end of that spectrum. It's a distinct creative lane, not a side project treated as an afterthought — and the newly released EP Nowhere is the latest proof of that. Following last year's debut full-length Ghostholding, a guitar-oriented record that drew comparisons to Mk.gee's work alongside Justin Bieber and a more lo-fi sensibility, the Venturing alias has built real momentum in a short time.
What *Nowhere* Actually Is
Nowhere arrives as an EP, continuing the guitar-driven direction that defined Ghostholding. The project's most recently previewed track, "In The Dark," had already been doing the rounds ahead of the release, giving listeners a window into where this record was heading. That song alone caught attention from Pitchfork and v13, which isn't nothing — coverage from those outlets on EP-level material suggests people are watching this alias with genuine interest rather than mild curiosity.
The fact that BrooklynVegan flagged Nowhere in their notable releases of the week is worth noting too. That's a list that doesn't flatter people — it's a genuine curation call, and landing on it means something.
Why the Alias Model Works Here
There's a temptation to view side projects or alternate aliases as diluted efforts — artists hedging their bets, spreading themselves thin rather than committing to a single vision. Venturing reads as the opposite of that. The rock orientation feels like a genuine creative need being addressed separately, not a random experiment bolted onto the main project. Ghostholding established a foundation. Nowhere builds on it. That's a real artistic progression, not just content output.
It's the kind of self-directed approach that stands in contrast to artists who let the industry shape their sound by committee — something we've written about before, like [Jonas Blue rebranding and teaching himself an instrument](/getohedz/music/jonas-blue-rebranded-learned-an-instrument-called-ai-absolutely-horrendous) rather than staying in the lane that made him commercially comfortable. The instinct to follow the music somewhere new is always more interesting than the instinct to play it safe.
The timing of Nowhere also lands well. Rock-adjacent independent music is having a proper moment — not in a trend-chasing sense, but in the sense that listeners are clearly hungry for something with texture and weight. Venturing fits that mood without seeming to calculate it.
Our Take
Nowhere isn't a major label rollout with a campaign behind it. It's an EP from an alias that exists because the music demanded it. The trajectory from Ghostholding to this release shows an artist who understands that creative identity isn't a brand to manage — it's something you actually have to follow.
We're paying attention. You should be too.