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Singer-Songwriter Jess Chalker announces album date and releases new single “Don’t Fight It’

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London-based Australian singer-songwriter and performer Jess Chalker announces her debut full length album as a solo artist, “Hemispheres”, which will be released on 5th November 2021 via her own imprint 528 Records. The first single form the album is the melodic mantra “Don’t Fight It” released 10th August 2021.

Now embarking on a solo career, Jess’ musical journey to date has been rich and varied: she is known for her previous incarnation as the frontwoman for Australian new-wave duo, We Are The Brave and has been widely praised for her writing, production and vocals. She’s also a sought-after collaborator who has worked with artists including Sam Fischer, Vintage Culture, Isamachine, Gold Kimono and Passenger. Chalker was also part of a Grammy-winning team that co-penned Lisa Loeb’s lead single on her kids record Feel What U Feel. Recently, she also composed the original track “Darkest Hour” for the Amazon Original show Panic, performed by Tate McRae.

Laced with guitar-driven hooks and retro synths, the stunning album “Hemispheres” – which received funding from the prestigious Australia Council for the Arts – dives into lyrical themes that explore the entire range of human emotions, both the highs and the lows; examining inner demons like self-doubt as well as emotional strengths and the curative values of self-love, and more, with Chalker’s expressive vocals slicing through at every turn. Along with Chalker and Jacques, the album was co-produced / co-written by Dan Long (Local Natives, Pavement), Josh Humphreys (M83) and Ox Why(Chalker’s former We are the Brave partner); mixed by Billy Centenaro (Sara Bareilles, Lukas Nelson); and mastered by John Davis (The Killers, Lana del Rey). It was completed under the weight of the pandemic, as Chalker dealt with the loss of her day job and heart-breaking health challenges at the same time. Like many others, she found herself spiralling, and turned to music to find the creative outlet she needed. Collaborating with friends across Sydney, Los Angeles and London to finish her emotional album, she found much longed-for freedom too.

“Releasing this album is terrifying and thrilling to me,” notes Jess. “I grew up in a religion that discouraged us from pursuing career success, where women weren’t allowed on stage to address an audience directly. I think it’s why I’ve always tried to avoid the spotlight but, after the year we’ve all had, my perspective on things have changed quite a lot. I’m not wasting any more time doubting myself.”

– Jess Chalker

The new single “Don’t Fight It,” follows the release of album tracks “Dance in the Rain” and “West Hollywood” – the latter of which was named to Spotify’s Global Fresh Finds and Pop Hits playlists. The track is accompanied by an animated lyric video, directed by Thomas Calder and was written by Chalker, Rich Jacques and Martijn Tinus Konijnenburg, and co-produced across LA and London with Chalker and Grammy-winning collaborator Rich Jacques.  The song details a very personal time in Jess’s life where she felt events were playing out in a way that was spiralling beyond her control. She says,

“There’s a bittersweetness to ‘Don’t Fight It’ that I love… It feels both joyful and sad to me. It was written at a time when I was going through some personal stuff, trying really hard to please everyone, not really knowing where I fit and becoming someone I wasn’t. In the end I really surrendered to that feeling of being lost, because acknowledging that made me realize I needed to change where I was going.”

-Jess Chalker

That change of direction was fate. With a musical pedigree and a talent as rich as Jess Chalker’s, it is clear that her star is in the ascendant.

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