Jess Williamson

Jess Williamson
Jess Williamson
	Jess Williamson performing at SXSW 2019
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas
Genres	Folk; indie;
Occupations	Singer-songwriter; musician;
Instruments	Vocals; Guitar; Banjo; Keyboard;
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Mexican Summer

Jess Williamson is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.^[1]^[2] Her fifth and most recent album, Time Ain't Accidental was released in 2023.

Career

Williamson was born in the suburbs of Dallas, and began playing music while a student at the University of Texas at Austin.^[3]^[4]^[5] She released her first two albums on her own imprint, Brutal Honest: Native State in 2014,^[6]^[7]^[8] and Heart Song in 2016.^[9]^[10] Following Williamson's move from Austin to Los Angeles, her third album, Cosmic Wink (2018) was released on the label Mexican Summer.^[11]^[12]

On February 26, 2020, Williamson announced her fourth studio album, Sorceress, and released its first single, "Wind on Tin".^[13]^[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]

In July 2022, Williamson announced Plains, a collaboration project with singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee. They released their debut album, I Walked with You a Ways, on October 14, 2022.^[27]^[28]

Discography

Studio albums

Native State (2014)
Heart Song (2016)
Cosmic Wink (2018)
Sorceress (2020)
I Walked with You a Ways (2022, with Katie Crutchfield as Plains)
Time Ain't Accidental (2023)

EPs

Medicine Wheel/Death Songs (2011)
Texas Blue Digital EP (2022)

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Cavazos, Daniel (January 21, 2014). "These 4 women are taking Austin's music scene by storm".
^ Yeske Taylor, Katherine (April 20, 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Jeff Heinzl (June 25, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ 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 (June 26, 2020). "Jess Williamson and Hand Habits unite on "Pictures of Flowers"". Earmilk.
^ @annkpowers (December 11, 2020). "My favorite song of the year is included in this list @jessswilliamson @hand_habits" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "I Walked with You a Ways". Bandcamp. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ "Plains". July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

External links

Official website
Jess Williamson at AllMusic
Jess Williamson discography at Discogs
Jess Williamson discography at MusicBrainz

[1] Zhang, Cat (May 16, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Pitchfork.

[2] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Cavazos, Daniel (January 21, 2014). "These 4 women are taking Austin's music scene by storm".

[4] Yeske Taylor, Katherine (April 20, 2020). "Jess Williamson Shares Pride in New Project, 'Sorceress'". American Songwriter.

[5] "Jess Williamson". Mexican Summer. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[6] Zoladz, Lindsay (January 30, 2014). "Jess Williamson: Native State". Pitchfork Magazine.

[7] Jan-Willem Dikkers (2018). "Jess Williamson". Issue Magazine.

[8] "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.

[9] Scheim, Benjamin (December 16, 2016). "Jess Williamson: Heart Song". Pitchfork Magazine.

[10] "Made in the Shade". Austin Monthly. November 2016.

[11] Jan-Willem Dikkers (2018). "Jess Williamson".

[12] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[13] Jeff Heinzl (June 25, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[14] Roberts, Christopher (February 26, 2020). ""Jess Williamson Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song "Wind on Tin"". Under the Radar.

[15] Axeman, Stephen (March 30, 2021). "Jess Williamson on "Sorceress"". Under the Radar Magazine.

[16] Jeff Heinzl (June 25, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[17] Rettig, James (April 30, 2020). "Jess Williamson – "Smoke"". Stereogum.

[18] Zhang, Cat (May 16, 2020). "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Pitchfork.

[19] Currie, Jordan (May 15, 2020). "Jess Williamson Casts a Bewitching Country Rock Spell on 'Sorceress'". Exclaim!.

[20] Eric R. Danton (May 18, 2020). "Jess Williamson Has a Magic Touch on Sorceress". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[21] "Sorceress". Metacritic.

[22] "Jess Williamson: Sorceress". Album of the Year.

[23] Lia Pikus (June 24, 2020). "Jess Williamson Shares New Song "Pictures of Flowers" Feat. Hand Habits". Paste Magazine.

[24] Tom Breihan (June 24, 2020). "Jess Williamson – "Pictures Of Flowers" (Feat. Hand Habits)". Stereogum.

[25] Aaron Schmidtke (June 26, 2020). "Jess Williamson and Hand Habits unite on "Pictures of Flowers"". Earmilk.

[26] @annkpowers (December 11, 2020). "My favorite song of the year is included in this list @jessswilliamson @hand_habits" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[27] "I Walked with You a Ways". Bandcamp. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[28] "Plains". July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

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