Jess Williamson

Williamson was born in the suburbs of Dallas, and began playing music while a student at the University of Texas at Austin.{{cite web |url=https://austin.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/01-21-14-austin-women-musician-portraits-singer-songwriters/#slide=4 |title=These 4 women are taking Austin's music scene by storm |author=Cavazos, Daniel |date=January 21, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/jess-williamson-sorceress-feature-interview/ |title=Jess Williamson Shares Pride in New Project, 'Sorceress' |author= Yeske Taylor, Katherine |website=American Songwriter|date=April 20, 2020 }}{{cite web

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}} She released her first two albums on her own imprint, Brutal Honest: Native State in 2014,{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18942-jess-williamson-native-state/ |website=Pitchfork Magazine |title=Jess Williamson: Native State |author=Zoladz, Lindsay |date=January 30, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://issuemagazine.com/jess-williamson/#/ |title=Jess Williamson |author=Jan-Willem Dikkers |website=Issue Magazine |date=2018}}{{cite web|url= https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/in-conversation-jess-williamson-and-katie-crutchfield-on-being-the-captain-of-your-own-ship-comfortable-collaborations-and-figuring-out-what-works-for-you-along-the-way |title= On being the captain of your own ship, comfortable collaborations, and figuring out what works for you along the way |date= May 13, 2020 |website= The Creative Independent}} and Heart Song in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22690-heart-song/ |title=Jess Williamson: Heart Song |author=Scheim, Benjamin |date=December 16, 2016 |website=Pitchfork Magazine}}{{cite web |url=https://www.austinmonthly.com/made-in-the-shade/ |title=Made in the Shade |date=November 2016 |website=Austin Monthly}} Following Williamson's move from Austin to Los Angeles, her third album, Cosmic Wink (2018) was released on the label Mexican Summer.{{cite web |url=https://issuemagazine.com/jess-williamson/#/ |title=Jess Williamson |author=Jan-Willem Dikkers |date=2018}}{{cite web

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On February 26, 2020, Williamson announced her fourth studio album, Sorceress, and released its first single, "Wind on Tin".{{cite web |url= https://spectrumculture.com/2020/06/25/jess-williamson-sorceress-review/ |title= Jess Williamson: Sorceress |author= Jeff Heinzl |date= June 25, 2020 |website= Spectrum Culture |accessdate= May 13, 2021}}{{cite web |title="Jess Williamson Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song "Wind on Tin" |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/jess_williamson_announces_new_album_and_tour_shares_video_for_new_song_wind/ |website=Under the Radar |date=February 26, 2020 |author=Roberts, Christopher}} Sorceress was released on May 15, 2020, on Mexican Summer{{cite web |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/jess_williamson_on_sorceress |website=Under the Radar Magazine |author=Axeman, Stephen |date=March 30, 2021 |title=Jess Williamson on "Sorceress"}}{{cite web |url= https://spectrumculture.com/2020/06/25/jess-williamson-sorceress-review/ |title= Jess Williamson: Sorceress |author= Jeff Heinzl |date= June 25, 2020 |website= Spectrum Culture |accessdate= May 13, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2082788/jess-williamson-smoke/music/ |website=Stereogum |author=Rettig, James |date=April 30, 2020 |title=Jess Williamson – "Smoke"}} and received general praise,{{cite web |title=Jess Williamson: Sorceress |website=Pitchfork |author=Zhang, Cat|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jess-williamson-sorceress/ |date=May 16, 2020}}{{cite web |url= https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jess_williamson_sorceress_album_review |title=Jess Williamson Casts a Bewitching Country Rock Spell on 'Sorceress' |author=Currie, Jordan |date=May 15, 2020 |website=Exclaim!}}{{cite web |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jess-williamson/sorceress-review/ |title= Jess Williamson Has a Magic Touch on Sorceress |author= Eric R. Danton |date= May 18, 2020 |website= Paste Magazine |accessdate= August 9, 2020}} with a positive critic score of 74 on review aggregator sites Metacritic and Album of the Year.{{cite web |title=Sorceress |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sorceress/jess-williamson}}{{cite web |title=Jess Williamson: Sorceress |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/218572-jess-williamson-sorceress.php#critics |website=Album of the Year}}

In June 2020, Williamson released the single "Pictures of Flowers" with collaborator Hand Habits.{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jess-williamson-/new-jess-williamson-single-pictures-of-flowers/ |title=Jess Williamson Shares New Song "Pictures of Flowers" Feat. Hand Habits |author=Lia Pikus |date=June 24, 2020 |website=Paste Magazine}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2088828/jess-williamson-pictures-of-flowers-feat-hand-habits/music/ |title=Jess Williamson – "Pictures Of Flowers" (Feat. Hand Habits) |author=Tom Breihan |date=June 24, 2020 |website=Stereogum}}{{cite web |url=https://earmilk.com/2020/06/26/jess-williamson-and-hand-habits-unite-on-pictures-of-flowers/ |title=Jess Williamson and Hand Habits unite on "Pictures of Flowers" |author=Aaron Schmidtke |website=Earmilk|date=June 26, 2020 }} National Public Radio's Ann Powers named it her favorite song of 2020.{{cite tweet|number=1337452455869751299|user=annkpowers|title=My favorite song of the year is included in this list @jessswilliamson @hand_habits |date=December 11, 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=I Walked with You a Ways |url=https://plainsband.bandcamp.com/album/i-walked-with-you-a-ways |website=Bandcamp |access-date=October 18, 2022 |date=October 14, 2022}}{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2022 |title=Plains |url=https://plainsband.com/ |access-date=2022-07-27}}

• 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)

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

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