Jade Bird
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{{Short description|English singer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jade Bird
| image = Jade Bird 09 07 2018 -12 (44638713102).jpg
| alt = Woman performing onstage against a purple background
| caption = Bird in 2018
| birth_name = Jade Elizabeth Bird
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|01}}
| birth_place = Hexham, Northumberland, England
| origin = Croydon, South London
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
- piano
}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = Glassnote
| website = {{URL|jade-bird.com}}
}}
Jade Elizabeth Bird (born 1 October 1997) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Bird's music has been influenced by many folk and Americana artists. The media, when describing Bird's music, have drawn comparisons with pop, Americana, country and folk rock.
Bird's childhood was spent in Hexham, London, Germany and Bridgend, South Wales. It was in Bridgend, living with her mother following the separation of her parents, that Bird began to write songs. In her final year at BRIT School, she recorded a demo that led to a management deal. This, in turn, was followed by her signing to Glassnote Records. In 2017, she released her first extended play (EP) titled Something American. This received a positive reception and she was listed in the BBC Sound of 2018 list at the end of that year.
In 2018, she released the song "Lottery", which topped the Adult Alternative Songs, making her the fifth female solo artist to top that chart since 2010. The release of her eponymous debut studio album, in 2019, was met with a largely positive reception from critics. Her accolades include nominations at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and NME Awards and winning the award for International Breakthrough artist at the AIM Independent Music Awards in 2019. In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Bird was the first artist to collaborate with Microsoft in what was named the RE:Surface project, a virtual live-streamed concert. In August 2021, she released her second album Different Kinds of Light.
Early life
Jade Elizabeth Bird was born in Hexham, Northumberland.{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1782673&subid=0|title=Songwriter/Composer: Bird, Jade Elizabeth|publisher=BMI |access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217112814/http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1782673&subid=0|archive-date=17 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://glassnotemusic.com/artists/jadebird/|title=Something American is the Debut of an Impossibly Confident Artist and a Distinctive New Voice|publisher=Glassnote Records |access-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903015553/https://glassnotemusic.com/artists/jadebird/|archive-date=3 September 2020}}{{cite web|title=Hexham-born singer is one to watch|url=https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/features/17256296.hexham-born-singer-is-one-to-watch/|work=Hexham Courant|date=26 November 2018|access-date=4 June 2019|last=Robinson|first=James|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604064315/https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/features/17256296.hexham-born-singer-is-one-to-watch/|archive-date=4 June 2019}} Bird and her family moved to London when she was two years old, and lived on a military base in Germany when she was five. She later moved to Bridgend, South Wales, with her mother, after the divorce of her parents, which occurred when Bird was seven or eight. It was during this time in Wales, living with her mother and grandmother (who had also been through a divorce), that Bird began to write songs.{{cite news|title=Jade Bird: 'My mum always said you fly or fall by your own accord'|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/jade-bird-my-mum-always-said-you-fly-or-fall-by-your-own-accord-1.3853437|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=13 April 2019|access-date=13 November 2020|last=Clayton-Lea|first=Tony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410164011/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/jade-bird-my-mum-always-said-you-fly-or-fall-by-your-own-accord-1.3853437|archive-date=10 April 2020}} At age 16, Bird began attending the BRIT School in Croydon, which she graduated from in 2016. While at the BRIT School, she performed at concerts several times a week.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird interview: I gigged five times a week while doing my A-levels|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/jade-bird-interview-i-gigged-five-times-a-week-while-doing-my-alevels-a3832981.html|work=Evening Standard|date=8 May 2018|access-date=20 May 2018|last=McLean|first=Craig|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609112356/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/jade-bird-interview-i-gigged-five-times-a-week-while-doing-my-alevels-a3832981.html|archive-date=9 June 2020}}{{cite magazine|title=See U.K. country music breakout Jade Bird cover 'Grinnin' In Your Face'|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/10/04/jade-bird-grinnin-your-face-cover/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=4 October 2017|access-date=1 November 2017|last=Vain|first=Madison|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825230342/https://ew.com/music/2017/10/04/jade-bird-grinnin-your-face-cover/|archive-date=25 August 2019}}
Career
=2017–2018: First EP and singles=
While in her final year at BRIT School, Bird recorded a demo of 13 tracks in her friend's bathroom, which would later bring her a management deal.{{cite web|title=Rock Steady: Jade Bird|url=https://diymag.com/2019/04/23/rock-steady-jade-bird-debut-album-interview|work=DIY|date=23 April 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Amour|first=Cheri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105222214/https://diymag.com/2019/04/23/rock-steady-jade-bird-debut-album-interview|archive-date=5 January 2021}} Soon after the management deal, she signed to Glassnote Records. In 2017, she was sent to tour the United States with Brent Cobb.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/10-new-country-artists-you-need-to-know-july-2017-w491510/jade-bird-w491518|title=10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: July 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=11 July 2017|access-date=1 November 2017|last=Crawford|first=Robert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921002422/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/10-new-country-artists-you-need-to-know-july-2017-201932/jade-bird-202564/|archive-date=21 September 2020}} She played a showcase event at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas in March 2017 and later in the year she opened for First Aid Kit, Son Little and London Grammar.{{cite web|title=SXSW Schedule 2017: Jade Bird|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/MS39578|website=South by South West|access-date=1 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153416/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/MS39578|archive-date=22 October 2018}}{{cite web|title=Review: London Grammar return to Birmingham with a cinematic set|url=https://counteract.co/music/reviews/live/review-london-grammar-return-to-birmingham-with-a-cinematic-set/|publisher=Counteract|date=5 April 2017|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105222608/https://counteract.co/music/reviews/live/review-london-grammar-return-to-birmingham-with-a-cinematic-set/|archive-date=5 January 2021}} In 2017, Bird won the ANCHOR 2017 award of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.{{cite web|title=jade bird – anchor awards|url=https://www.carolineinternational.com/2017/10/01/jade-bird-anchor-awards/|publisher=Caroline International|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102200404/https://www.carolineinternational.com/2017/10/01/jade-bird-anchor-awards/|archive-date=2 November 2020}}
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Also in 2017, Bird recorded her debut extended play (EP), Something American, in Rhinebeck, Boiceville and Palenville, all in New York. It was produced by Simon Felice, of The Felice Brothers and David Baron, and featured guitarist Will Rees, drummer Matt Johnson and guitarist Larry Campbell, and was released that same year.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird unveils live video for 'What Am I Here For' - premiere|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/jade-bird-singer-what-am-i-here-video-live-tour-dates-tickets-a7892181.html|work=The Independent|date=14 August 2017|access-date=3 January 2021|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145125/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/jade-bird-singer-what-am-i-here-video-live-tour-dates-tickets-a7892181.html|archive-date=9 January 2021}}{{cite web|title=Jade Bird unveils impressive debut EP Something American|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/jade-bird-unveils-impressive-debut-ep-something-american|work=The Line of Best Fit|date=30 June 2017|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Day|first=Laurence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110194037/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/jade-bird-unveils-impressive-debut-ep-something-american|archive-date=10 January 2021}} The EP received a positive reception from a number of critics. Stephanie Penman commented that the songs were "musical masterpieces" and Amanda Erwin stated "[it is] no surprise Bird has found a concrete voice of her own so quickly, unafraid to bare her raw emotions on each track."{{cite web|title=WPGM Recommends: Jade Bird – Something American (EP Review)|url=https://www.wepluggoodmusic.com/wpgm-recommends-jade-bird-something-american-ep-review/|publisher=We Plug Good Music|date=13 July 2017|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Penman|first=Stephanie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110194734/https://www.wepluggoodmusic.com/wpgm-recommends-jade-bird-something-american-ep-review/|archive-date=10 January 2021}}{{cite web|title=Review: Jade Bird's Something American|url=https://aurathirtytwo.com/jade-birds-something-american/|publisher=Aura 32|date=4 August 2017|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Erwin|first=Amanda |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110195238/https://aurathirtytwo.com/jade-birds-something-american/ |archive-date=Jan 10, 2021}} The Line of Best Fit called the EP "a vibrant collection of folk and country-tinged songs". She finished 2017 by appearing as a finalist for the BBC Sound Of award for 2018.{{cite web|title=One's On The Way: Clash Meets Jade Bird|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/ones-on-the-way-clash-meets-jade-bird|work=Clash|date=11 June 2018|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Rivers|first=Joe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613150920/http://www.clashmusic.com/features/ones-on-the-way-clash-meets-jade-bird|archive-date=13 June 2018}}
A year after releasing her debut EP, she released her debut single "Lottery", a punk-influenced song with romantic lyrical themes.{{cite magazine|title=Jade Bird Wants to Be the Next Alanis Morissette|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jade-bird-lottery-uh-huh-interview-704971/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2 August 2018|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Zemler|first=Emily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026072347/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jade-bird-lottery-uh-huh-interview-704971/|archive-date=26 October 2020}} The song went to the top of the Adult Alternative Songs and remained there for three weeks. This made her only the fifth female solo artist to top that chart since 2010.{{cite magazine|title=Chartbreaker: How Rising U.K. Star Jade Bird Found Americana & Hit The Songwriting 'Lottery'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/jade-bird-chartbreaker-lottery-interview-8456538/|magazine=Billboard|date=21 May 2018|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Cirisano|first=Tatiana}} On 31 July 2018, Bird released her second single from what would be her debut studio album.{{cite web|title=This Just In: Jade Bird Explodes With Raw, Relentless Hit Single "Uh Huh"|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/hbuh-jade-bird-uh-huh-song-review/|work=Atwood Magazine|date=1 August 2018|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Mosk|first=Mitch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920183518/https://atwoodmagazine.com/hbuh-jade-bird-uh-huh-song-review/|archive-date=20 September 2020}} The song, entitled "Uh Huh", was accompanied by a video directed by Kate Moross.{{cite magazine|title=Jade Bird Is a 5'3" Bundle of Attitude in Her New "Uh Huh" Music Video|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a22808701/jade-bird-uh-huh-music-video/|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=23 August 2018|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030194435/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a22808701/jade-bird-uh-huh-music-video/|archive-date=30 October 2020}} Atwood Magazine noted some lyrical similarities with the previous single "Lottery" but also mentioned that the song demonstrated hard rock influences throughout. In November, she released another single from the album, "Love Has All Been Done Before", and finished off the year with a tour of the UK and Republic of Ireland.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird has dropped a brand new single, 'Love Has All Been Done Before'|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/jade-bird-has-dropped-a-brand-new-single-love-has-all-been-done-before|work=Dork|date=2 November 2018|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112203058/https://www.readdork.com/news/jade-bird-has-dropped-a-brand-new-single-love-has-all-been-done-before|archive-date=12 January 2021}}
=2019: ''Jade Bird''=
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After announcing the release date for her upcoming album, Bird released "I Get No Joy", the fourth single from that album.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird announces self-titled debut album, shares "I Get No Joy": Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/01/jade-bird-debut-album-i-get-no-joy-song/|work=Consequence|date=15 January 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Schatz|first=Lake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216051219/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/01/jade-bird-debut-album-i-get-no-joy-song/|archive-date=16 December 2020}} The upbeat rock song was described by Bird as being influenced by "the stream of thought that runs through your head at all times as an overthinker". It was accompanied by a music video, directed by Jamie Thraves.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird reveals new video for "I Get No Joy"|url=https://diymag.com/2019/02/25/jade-bird-reveals-new-video-for-i-get-no-joy-watch|work=DIY|date=25 February 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209111214/http://diymag.com/2019/02/25/jade-bird-reveals-new-video-for-i-get-no-joy-watch|archive-date=9 December 2019}} Her debut was recorded at Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, NY, Sun Mountain Studios in Boiceville, NY, and Barn Studio in Palenville, NY. Simone Felice and David Baron producing. David Baron and Peter Hanlon engineering. David Baron and Mark “Spike” Stent mixing.{{cite web|title=In Conversation With…Jade Bird|url=https://bittersweetsymphonies.co.uk/2017/07/11/in-conversation-with-jade-bird/|publisher=Bitter Sweet Symphonies|date=11 July 2017|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Gallagher|first=Kit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103122559/https://bittersweetsymphonies.co.uk/2017/07/11/in-conversation-with-jade-bird/|archive-date=3 January 2021}} In preparation for its release, Bird toured with Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, playing in venues such as the Mahaffey Theater, The Fillmore and Ovens Auditorium, gaining positive attention from American music critics.{{cite web|title=Review: Hozier, Jade Bird prove new rock's not dead in towering Mahaffey Theater concert|url=https://www.tampabay.com/music/review-hozier-jade-bird-prove-new-rocks-not-dead-in-towering-mahaffey-theater-concert-20190321/|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=21 March 2019|access-date=15 November 2020|last=Cridlin|first=Jay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120232018/https://www.tampabay.com/music/review-hozier-jade-bird-prove-new-rocks-not-dead-in-towering-mahaffey-theater-concert-20190321/|archive-date=20 November 2020}}{{cite web|title=Hozier performed a stirring sold-out show in Charlotte for his birthday|url=https://clture.org/hozier/|publisher=Clture|date=18 March 2019|access-date=15 November 2020|last=Wylie|first=Melissa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120232410/https://clture.org/hozier/|archive-date=20 November 2020}}{{cite web|title="Someone New": Hozier returns to the stage with new music, same charm|url=https://tulanehullabaloo.com/47008/arcade/someone-new-hozier-returns-to-the-stage-with-new-music-same-charm/|work=Tulane Hullabaloo|date=31 March 2019|access-date=15 November 2020|last=Erbrick|first=Hannah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120234255/https://tulanehullabaloo.com/47008/arcade/someone-new-hozier-returns-to-the-stage-with-new-music-same-charm/|archive-date=20 November 2020}} On 19 April 2019, she released her debut album, Jade Bird.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird - Jade Bird|url=https://diymag.com/2019/04/19/jade-bird-self-titled-album-review|work=DIY|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Finn|first=Rachel|date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231161643/http://diymag.com/2019/04/19/jade-bird-self-titled-album-review|archive-date=31 December 2019}} The album received a Metacritic score of 75 based on 14 reviews, indicating generally favourable reviews from several major publications.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/jade-bird/jade-bird|title=Jade Bird by Jade Bird|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916094735/https://www.metacritic.com/music/jade-bird/jade-bird|archive-date=16 September 2020}} NME called the entire album "a triumph" while Clash led with labelling Jade Bird as "[an] assured debut from a force to be reckoned with".{{cite web|title=Jade Bird – 'Jade Bird' review|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/jade-bird-jade-bird-review-2477428|work=NME|date=18 April 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Smith|first=Thomas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814083823/https://www.nme.com/reviews/jade-bird-jade-bird-review-2477428|archive-date=14 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Jade Bird - Jade Bird|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jade-bird-jade-bird|work=Clash|date=18 April 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Hansen|first=Susan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418163116/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jade-bird-jade-bird|archive-date=18 April 2019}} A review in Paste was slightly more critical of the album, "Jade Bird is an album of loose change, a pocketful of shiny, well-written nuggets that might give off a lot of flash individually but when put together don't equal the sum of their parts." The release of the album was followed by a nomination for Emerging Act Of The Year in the 2019 Americana Music Honors & Awards.{{cite web|title=J.S. Ondara, Jade Bird, John Prine among the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards nominees|url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/05/14/js-ondara-jade-bird-kacey-musgraves-and-john-prine-among-the-list-of-the-2019-americana-h|publisher=The Current|date=14 May 2019|access-date=15 November 2020|last=Taylor|first=Luke|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130213959/https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/05/14/js-ondara-jade-bird-kacey-musgraves-and-john-prine-among-the-list-of-the-2019-americana-h|archive-date=30 November 2020}} On 24 July, it was announced that Bird had been nominated for three awards at the AIM Independent Music Awards. Only Idles were nominated for more awards at this event.{{cite web|title=Idles and Jade Bird lead AIM Independent Music Awards shortlist|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/idles-and-jade-bird-lead-aim-independent-music-awards-shortlist/076891|work=Music Week|date=24 July 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|last=Paine|first=Andre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827053433/https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/idles-and-jade-bird-lead-aim-independent-music-awards-shortlist/076891|archive-date=27 August 2019}} She ended up winning the award for International Breakthrough artist.{{cite web|title=IDLES, Dave and Jade Bird are among the winners of this year's AIM Awards|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/idles-dave-and-jade-bird-are-among-the-winners-of-this-years-aim-awards|work=Dork|date=4 September 2019|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024010641/https://www.readdork.com/news/idles-dave-and-jade-bird-are-among-the-winners-of-this-years-aim-awards|archive-date=24 October 2020}}
=2020–2022: ''Different Kinds of Light''=
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Nine months after releasing her debut album, the follow-up album was written and completed while Bird was in New York.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird on the "community" of her new single 'Headstart' and making an album in a pandemic|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-community-new-single-headstart-making-album-pandemic-2809587|work=NME|date=5 November 2020|access-date=5 November 2020|last=Daly|first=Rhian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113162155/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-community-new-single-headstart-making-album-pandemic-2809587|archive-date=13 November 2020}}
Following the cancellation of her 2020 tour, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bird collaborated with Microsoft and was the first artist to take part in their RE:Surface project, a virtual live-streamed concert,{{cite web|title=Jade Bird: Uncancels Her Tour|url=https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/music/jade-bird-uncancels-her-tour|work=tmrw|date=29 May 2020|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Sharp|first=Tori|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104011502/https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/music/jade-bird-uncancels-her-tour|archive-date=4 November 2020}} on 29 May 2020.{{cite web|title=Tech Now: RE:Surface Project|url=https://vergemagazine.co.uk/tech-now-resurface-project/|work=Verge|date=29 May 2020|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Norman|first=Emma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113214337/https://vergemagazine.co.uk/tech-now-resurface-project/|archive-date=13 November 2020}} Months later, in October, she then headlined another live-streamed concert. This one was called Come Together Mental Health Music Festival and was for the benefit of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.{{cite web|title=Come Together Mental Health Music Festival to Feature Jason Isbell, Jade Bird, Yola|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/09/come-together-mental-health-music-festival/|work=Consequence|date=24 September 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|last=Kaye|first=Ben|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113214517/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/09/come-together-mental-health-music-festival/|archive-date=13 November 2020}} On 4 November, Bird released "Headstart", the first single from her second studio album. The song, produced by Dave Cobb, is an indie song about an infatuation that is not returned.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird Shares Radiant New Single "Headstart": Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/11/jade-bird-headstart-stream/|work=Consequence|date=6 November 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|last=Corcoran|first=Nina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113224233/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/11/jade-bird-headstart-stream/|archive-date=13 November 2020}} This was followed up by "Houdini" on 26 November, a song based on the disappearance of someone from her life.{{Cite web|last=Lavin|first=Will|date=27 November 2020|title=Jade Bird shares stirring new breakup song 'Houdini'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-shares-stirring-new-breakup-song-houdini-2827073|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215223939/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-shares-stirring-new-breakup-song-houdini-2827073|archive-date=15 December 2020|access-date=14 December 2020|work=NME}} Bird's first release of 2021 was the single "Open Up The Heavens", from her upcoming second studio album.{{Cite web|last=Lavin|first=Will|date=23 February 2021|title=Jade Bird shares first track of 2021, 'Open Up The Heavens'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-shares-first-track-of-2021-open-up-the-heavens-2887134|work=NME|access-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316001837/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-shares-first-track-of-2021-open-up-the-heavens-2887134|archive-date=16 March 2021}} This song, which ABC Online described as "one of Bird's finest pieces yet", was the last to be recorded for that album.{{Cite web|last=Condon|first=Dan|date=9 April 2021|title=How Jade Bird struck gold with 'Open Up The Heavens'|publisher=ABC Online|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/jade-bird-new-music-open-up-the-heavens/13293714|access-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427095942/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/jade-bird-new-music-open-up-the-heavens/13293714|archive-date=27 April 2021}} On 16 April, Bird released her second EP, RCA Studio A Sessions. Her second album, Different Kinds of Light, was announced on 20 May and released on 13 August.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=20 May 2021|title=Jade Bird announces her new album 'Different Kinds of Light'|work=NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-announces-her-new-album-different-kinds-of-light-2944955|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521003741/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jade-bird-announces-her-new-album-different-kinds-of-light-2944955|archive-date=21 May 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=13 August 2021|title=Jade Bird on How Sophomore Album "Different Kinds of Light" Depicts Her Growth: "It's a Whole World Away From the First"|work=Consequence|url=https://consequence.net/2021/08/jade-bird-interview-different-kinds-of-light/|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817131526/https://consequence.net/2021/08/jade-bird-interview-different-kinds-of-light/|archive-date=17 August 2021}} The album, produced by Dave Cobb, was written in Japan, Mexico, Nashville and New York and contains inspiration from Bird's own life experiences as well as fictional characters from her imagination.{{Cite web|last=Kenneally|first=Cerys|date=20 May 2021|title=Jade Bird announces second album with title-track "Different Kinds of Light"|work=The Line of Best Fit|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/jade-bird-announces-second-album-with-title-track-different-kinds-of-light|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728042957/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/jade-bird-announces-second-album-with-title-track-different-kinds-of-light|archive-date=28 July 2021}}
=2023–present: ''Burn the Hard Drive''=
Bird released her third EP, Burn the Hard Drive, on 10 April 2024.
Artistry
=Influences=
File:Morissette.jpg (pictured) as an influence]]
Bird was introduced to American and Canadian singer-songwriters by a family friend; this included Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. She took up guitar herself at this point, a time that also coincided with the separation of her parents. Bird commented, "I needed a vent, so I think that’s ultimately why I got into music so heavily, because of these transitions, so to speak".{{cite web|title=Meet Jade Bird, the Razor-Sharp British Folk Singer-Songwriter Taking Her Cues From Americana|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jade-bird-love-has-all-been-done-before-new-song-interview|work=Vogue|date=6 November 2018|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Hahn|first=Rachel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114234447/https://www.vogue.com/article/jade-bird-love-has-all-been-done-before-new-song-interview|archive-date=14 November 2020}} Also while learning to play guitar as a teenager, she was drawn towards Dolly Parton and The Civil Wars.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jade-bird-jade-bird/|work=Pitchfork|date=25 April 2019|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Moreland|first=Quinn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130214141/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jade-bird-jade-bird/|archive-date=30 November 2020}} The Civil Wars was the first Americana artist that Bird listened to.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird Is Serious About Being A Feminist Role Model|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/05/200126/jade-bird-feminist-role-model-lottery-cathedral|publisher=Refinery29|date=27 May 2018|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Smith|first=Courtney E.}} Music Week stated that she regarded Patti Smith and Alanis Morissette highly and, in an interview with Billboard, she opined that Morissette's Jagged Little Pill is her favourite album ever.{{cite web|title=On The Radar: Jade Bird|url=https://www.musicweek.com/radar/read/on-the-radar-jade-bird/071942|work=Music Week|date=28 March 2018|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Homewood|first=Ben|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130214529/https://www.musicweek.com/radar/read/on-the-radar-jade-bird/071942|archive-date=30 November 2020}}{{cite magazine|title=Get to Know 'Lottery' Singer-Songwriter Jade Bird: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jade-bird-get-to-know-lottery-singer-songwriter-video-8456811/|magazine=Billboard|date=21 May 2018|access-date=7 November 2020|last=Schiller|first=Rebecca}}
=Musical style and songwriting=
Rolling Stone described Bird's vocals as "raw and robust" and called her a "young Londoner’s spin on modern Americana". Quinn Moreland, writing for Pitchfork, states that her greatest asset is her "gigantic and gravelly voice". Bird does not regard herself as a country artist as she finds the term "a little restrictive". Rather, she was said to consider her music to be similar to Keane and Coldplay circa 2006.{{cite web|title=How Jade Bird went from 'brutal' open mic gigs to the Brit School and US success|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42745385|publisher=BBC News|date=21 January 2018|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Savage|first=Mark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121031444/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42745385|archive-date=21 January 2018}} Laura Snapes, writing in The Guardian, described her music as 'pop-Americana'.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird: 'I don't want a man telling me how to write my feelings'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/28/jade-bird-i-dont-want-a-man-telling-me-how-to-write-my-feelings|work=The Guardian|date=28 December 2018|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Snapes|first=Laura|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102121530/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/28/jade-bird-i-dont-want-a-man-telling-me-how-to-write-my-feelings|archive-date=2 November 2020}} Ellen Johnson of Paste complimented Bird's raspy vocals in a review of her debut album and went on to say, "[she] sounds like the adopted child of Joplin and Leslie Feist, or Cat Power and Grace Potter".{{cite web|title=Jade Bird: Jade Bird Review|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jade-bird/jade-bird-jade-bird-review/|work=Paste|date=23 April 2019|access-date=7 November 2020|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204220019/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jade-bird/jade-bird-jade-bird-review/|archive-date=4 December 2020}} The magazine Clash likened her to a more radio-friendly version of compatriot Laura Marling. The News & Observer labelled her as an Americana singer while Consequence described her as "folk rock's new star".{{cite web|title=Jade Bird, with the success of 'Lottery,' is ready to fly|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article212493839.html|work=The News & Observer|date=7 June 2018|access-date=20 January 2021|last=Weeks|first=Isaac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610052805/http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article212493839.html|archive-date=10 June 2018}}{{cite web|title=Jade Bird Reflects and Roars on Powerful Self-Titled Debut|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/album-review-jade-bird-jade-bird/|work=Consequence|date=28 April 2019|access-date=20 January 2021|last=Dzubay|first=Laura|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030061153/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/album-review-jade-bird-jade-bird/|archive-date=30 October 2020}}
Bird avoids the use of co-writers. She once explained that "[wanting] to write a song all by myself is a statement. I want to follow in the footsteps of the songwriters I love, and I want the songs to come from me." Her lyrics are based upon a combination of real life experiences and words and concepts that she finds aesthetically pleasing.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird On Inspiration, Honesty In Songwriting & Her Music Goals In 2018|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/jade-bird-inspiration-honesty-songwriting-music-goals-2018/|work=Music Feeds|date=22 March 2018|access-date=13 November 2020|last=Bellamy|first=Sarah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204220211/https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/jade-bird-inspiration-honesty-songwriting-music-goals-2018/|archive-date=4 December 2020}} In an interview with Spotify, Bird compared her songwriting process to that of David Bowie and explains the love that she has for the way certain words sound when sung "I love the way a word sounds and looks: ‘Cathedral’ and ‘Lottery,’ They're almost quite consonant heavy words—if you want to get geeky."{{cite web|title=Singer-Songwriter Jade Bird Gets Geeky About Words|url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-05-09/singer-songwriter-jade-bird-gets-geeky-about-words/|publisher=Spotify|date=9 May 2018|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204220541/https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-05-09/singer-songwriter-jade-bird-gets-geeky-about-words/|archive-date=4 December 2020}}
Personal life
Bird has described herself as a feminist and has said "I've always wanted to be a role model in the feminist movement". She is a fan of reading, in particular the works of Patti Smith, which she has used as inspiration for titles of her songs.{{cite web|title=Interview: Jade Bird – one of the UK's finest, funniest and talented artists|url=https://buildingourownnashville.com/2017/10/17/interview-jade-bird-one-of-the-uks-finest-funniest-and-talented-artists/|publisher=Building Our Own Nashville|date=17 October 2017|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811001105/https://buildingourownnashville.com/2017/10/17/interview-jade-bird-one-of-the-uks-finest-funniest-and-talented-artists/|archive-date=11 August 2020}} From 2018, she was in a relationship with Luke Prosser, who is her touring guitarist.{{cite web|title=Ain't It Grandoozy? England's Jade Bird Born to Fly High Across Pond|url=https://www.popmatters.com/jade-bird-2018-interview-2604498744.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1|work=PopMatters|date=13 September 2018|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Bialas|first=Michael|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215223521/https://www.popmatters.com/jade-bird-2018-interview-2604498744.html?rebelltitem=2|archive-date=15 December 2020}}{{cite web|title=An Evening with Jade Bird|url=https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2020/05/live-from-the-living-room/|work=The McGill Daily|date=18 May 2020|access-date=30 October 2020|last=Mazza|first=Angelina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021225636/https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2020/05/live-from-the-living-room/|archive-date=21 October 2020}} Bird and Prosser moved to Austin, Texas in November 2020.{{cite magazine|title=How Jade Bird Moved to Austin and Rekindled Her Love of Britpop|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jade-bird-new-album-different-kinds-of-light-1211943/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 August 2021|access-date=31 December 2022|last=Freeman|first=Jon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225052125/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jade-bird-new-album-different-kinds-of-light-1211943/|archive-date=25 December 2022}} The following November, Bird announced on her Twitter page that she was engaged to Prosser.{{cite web|title=Jade Bird on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/JadeBirdMusic/status/1457430174132314113|publisher=Twitter|date=7 November 2021|access-date=8 February 2022}} Bird was critical of the UK government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for musicians, stating "I can never understand why the arts are just the first thing to go and the last thing to be thought of when it comes to politics."
Discography
=Albums=
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
=Guest appearances=
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| scope="row"| "Don't Stop"{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/19/soundtrack-album-for-itv-amazon-series-vanity-fair-released/|title=Soundtrack Album for ITV/Amazon Series 'Vanity Fair' Released|publisher=Film Music Reporter|date=19 October 2018|access-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114054813/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/19/soundtrack-album-for-itv-amazon-series-vanity-fair-released/|archive-date=14 November 2020}}
| 2018 | Vanity Fair |
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Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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- [http://www.jade-bird.com Official website]
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