Jess Williamson
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Origin | Austin, Texas |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Mexican Summer |
Jess Williamson is an American country musician based in Los Angeles.[1][2] Her fourth album, Sorceress, was released on Mexican Summer in May 2020.[3]
Career[]
Williamson was born in the suburbs of Dallas, and began playing music while a student at the University of Texas at Austin.[4][5][6] She released her first two albums on her own imprint, Brutal Honest: Native State in 2014,[7][8][9] and Heart Song in 2016.[10][11] Following Williamson's move from Austin to Los Angeles, her third album, Cosmic Wink (2018) was released on the label Mexican Summer.[12][13]
On February 26, 2020, Williamson announced her fourth studio album, Sorceress, and released its first single, "Wind on Tin".[14] Sorceress was released on May 15, 2020 on Mexican Summer[15][16][17] and received general praise,[18][19][20] with a positive critic score of 74 on review aggregator sites Metacritic and Album of the Year.[21][22]
In June 2020, Williamson released the single "Pictures of Flowers" with collaborator Hand Habits.[23][24][25] National Public Radio's Ann Powers named it her favorite song of 2020. [26]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Native State (2014)
- Heart Song (2016)
- Cosmic Wink (2018)
- Sorceress (2020)
EPs[]
- Medicine Wheel/Death Songs (2011)
References[]
- ^ Zhang, Cat (May 16, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Pitchfork.
- ^ Chris Parton, Joseph Hudak, Marissa R. Moss, Brittney McKenna, Jeff Gage (May 17, 2018). "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: May 2018". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jeff Heinzl (June 25, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Cavazos, Daniel (January 21, 2014). "These 4 women are taking Austin's music scene by storm".
- ^ Yeske Taylor, Katherine (20 April 2020). "Jess Williamson Shares Pride in New Project, 'Sorceress'". American Songwriter.
- ^ "Jess Williamson". Mexican Summer. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (January 30, 2014). "Jess Williamson: Native State". Pitchfork Magazine.
- ^ Jan-Willem Dikkers (2018). "Jess Williamson". Issue Magazine.
- ^ "On being the captain of your own ship, comfortable collaborations, and figuring out what works for you along the way". The Creative Independent. May 13, 2020.
- ^ Scheim, Benjamin (December 16, 2016). "Jess Williamson: Heart Song". Pitchfork Magazine.
- ^ "Made in the Shade". Austin Monthly. November 2016.
- ^ Jan-Willem Dikkers (2018). "Jess Williamson".
- ^ Chris Parton, Joseph Hudak, Marissa R. Moss, Brittney McKenna, Jeff Gage (May 17, 2018). "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: May 2018". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Roberts, Christopher (February 26, 2020). ""Jess Williamson Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song "Wind on Tin"". Under the Radar.
- ^ Axeman, Stephen (March 30, 2021). "Jess Williamson on "Sorceress"". Under the Radar Magazine.
- ^ Jeff Heinzl (June 25, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Rettig, James (April 30, 2020). "Jess Williamson – "Smoke"". Stereogum.
- ^ Zhang, Cat (May 16, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Pitchfork.
- ^ Currie, Jordan (May 15, 2020). "Jess Williamson Casts a Bewitching Country Rock Spell on 'Sorceress'". Exclaim!.
- ^ Eric R. Danton (May 18, 2020). "Jess Williamson Has a Magic Touch on Sorceress". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Sorceress". Metacritic.
- ^ "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Album of the Year.
- ^ Lia Pikus (June 24, 2020). "Jess Williamson Shares New Song "Pictures of Flowers" Feat. Hand Habits". Paste Magazine.
- ^ Tom Breihan (June 24, 2020). "Jess Williamson – "Pictures Of Flowers" (Feat. Hand Habits)". Stereogum.
- ^ Aaron Schmidtke (26 June 2020). "Jess Williamson and Hand Habits unite on "Pictures of Flowers"". Earmilk.
- ^ @annkpowers (11 December 2020). "My favorite song of the year is included in this list @jessswilliamson @hand_habits" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Country musicians from Texas
- 21st-century American musicians
- Musicians from Dallas
- Living people
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Mexican Summer artists
- 21st-century American women musicians