Jess Wolfe

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| name = Jessica Wolfe

| image = Holly Laessig at the Library of Congress Great Hall, February 28, 2023.jpg

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| caption = Jess Wolfe in 2023

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| alias = Jess Wolfe

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| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States

| origin = Los Angeles

| genre = Indie pop

| occupation = singer, songwriter, actress

| instrument = vocals, bass synth

| years_active = 2005–present

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| associated_acts = Lucius

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Jessica Wolfe is an American singer, songwriter, bass synth player and actress from Los Angeles, California. She is a founding member along with Holly Laessig of the indie pop musical group Lucius.{{cite news |title=Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of indie pop's Lucius on their "vocal kinship" and look |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jess-wolfe-and-holly-laessig-of-lucius-vocal-kinship-unique-style/ |accessdate=11 July 2019 |publisher=CBS News |date=24 March 2018}}

Life and early career

Jessica Wolfe was raised in Calabasas, California, and is a graduate of Calabasas High School.{{cite web |last1=Loesig |first1=John |title=Parents see graduation through rose-colored glasses |date=19 June 2003 |url=https://www.theacorn.com/articles/parents-see-graduation-through-rose-colored-glasses/ |publisher=The Acorn |access-date=4 September 2023}} She studied at the Berklee College of Music, where she met future Lucius bandmate Holly Laessig. She graduated with the class of 2007, and subsequently moved to Brooklyn.{{cite web |title=Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig |url=https://www.berklee.edu/bt/alumnotes/jess-wolfe-and-holly-laessig |website=berklee.edu |publisher=Berklee College of Music |accessdate=13 November 2019}}{{cite interview |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |interviewer=Melena Ryzik |title=Peas in a Vintage-Soul-Style Pod |type=Interview |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/arts/music/talking-with-jess-wolfe-and-holly-laessig-of-lucius.html |publisher=The New York Times |location=NY |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=13 November 2019}} She then toured with Roger Waters as a backup singer on his Us + Them Tour.{{cite web |title=Watch Roger Waters join Lucius on-stage to perform Pink Floyd's 'Mother' |date=6 May 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-roger-waters-join-lucius-on-stage-to-perform-pink-floyds-mother-3219904 |publisher=NME |access-date=4 September 2023}} Wolfe would also appear as a contestant on the ninth season of American Idol, with her audition airing but being eliminated in the Hollywood rounds thereafter.https://ruralintelligence.com/arts/deee-lucius-a-cult-fave-comes-to-the-berkshires-3

Music career

Wolfe and musical partner Holly Laessig founded Lucius upon moving to Brooklyn.{{cite news |last1=Ryzik |first1=Melena |title=Peas in a Vintage-Soul-Style Pod |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/arts/music/talking-with-jess-wolfe-and-holly-laessig-of-lucius.html |work=The New York Times |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=4 September 2023}} The band has since released two EPs, four albums, and have collaborated on numerous songs with other musical artists.{{cite web |title=Lucius Discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lucius-mn0001878783/discography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=4 September 2023}}

Personal life

Wolfe was previously married to Lucius's drummer, Dan Molad, but they divorced ahead of the Second Nature album tour.{{cite web |last1=Power |first1=Ed |title=Lucius sprinkle disco glitter over heartache on divorce album |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/lucius-sprinkle-disco-glitter-over-heartache-on-divorce-album-1.4840252 |publisher=The Irish Times |access-date=4 September 2023}}

Discography

with Lucius

Songs From The Bromley House (2009)
Wildewoman (2013)
Good Grief (2016)
Nudes (2018)
Second Nature (2022)

with Brandi Carlile

In These Silent Days (2021)
Lucius{{Cite web |title=Lucius |url=https://www.ilovelucius.com/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=www.ilovelucius.com}} (self-titled) (2025)

Awards and nominations

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scope="row" rowspan="3"\|Grammy Awards \|rowspan=3\|2023 \|Grammy Award for Album of the Year \|In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile \|{{Nom}}
Grammy Award for Record of the Year \| rowspan=2\|You and Me on the Rock - Brandi Carlile ft. Lucius \|{{Nom}}
rowspan=1\|Grammy Award for Best Americana Performance \|{{Nom}} \|

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scope="row" rowspan="3"|Grammy Awards

|rowspan=3|2023

|Grammy Award for Album of the Year

|In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile

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Grammy Award for Record of the Year