Jess Cornelius

Jess Cornelius’s latest single, “No Difference,” was featured by NPR’s All Songs Considered as well as Paste Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, Hype Machine and Uproxx, who called it “a striking stateside introduction.” Now based in LA, New Zealand-born-and-raised Jess Cornelius grew up musically in Australia, where she released three critically acclaimed albums with her Melbourne-based project Teeth & Tongue, receiving nominations for the Australian Music Prize and a J-Award in 2016. read more…

Jess Cornelius’s latest single, “No Difference,” was featured by NPR’s All Songs Considered as well as Paste Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, Hype Machine and Uproxx, who called it “a striking stateside introduction.” Now based in LA, New Zealand-born-and-raised Jess Cornelius grew up musically in Australia, where she released three critically acclaimed albums with her Melbourne-based project Teeth & Tongue, receiving nominations for the Australian Music Prize and a J-Award in 2016.
Renowned for the seductive state of ease and intensity she occupies in live performance, Cornelius has won crowds the world over playing alongside Courtney Barnett, J. Mascis, Paul Kelly, Vance Joy, Laura Marling and Juana Molina, as well as at Meredith Music Festival, Laneway Festival, Falls Festival and SXSW. Cornelius displays an intimidating command of her own songs, delivering powerful performances of brutal simplicity and rawness of feeling.
In keeping with Cornelius’s continual and unflinching exploration of her own experience and relationship to the world, ‘No Difference’ is part fatalistic resignation, part zen-leaning self-help mantra. It was added to Gorilla vs Bear’s Best Songs of 2019 playlist and Spotify’s New Music Friday and Indie Arrivals playlists.
With the single Cornelius gives a taste of the lushly fleshed out and fully-realised new material to come. Her forthcoming album was recorded in Los Angeles with collaborators Steven Urgo (War On Drugs), Stella Mozgawi (Warpaint), harpist Mary Lattimore, Emily Elhaj (Angel Olsen), Stephanie Drootin (Bright Eyes), Jesse Quebbeman-Turley (Hand Habits), whistler Molly Lewis and producer Tony Buchen, including special appearances by Justin Sullivan (Kevin Morby, Night Shop) and Laura Jean Anderson.

News

• Jess Cornelius bares the brunt of life’s darkest moments with her beach rock sounds on Distance May 12, 2021
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• Jess Cornelius announces U.K. release of her debut album, ‘Distance’ Mar 18, 2021
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• Pitchfork reviews Jess Cornelius’ new album Distance Aug 5, 2020
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• Jess Cornelius' New Album DISTANCE Featured on NPR's New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out July 24 Jul 24, 2020
• Jess Cornelius Measures Life’s Distances On Her Solo Debut Jul 24, 2020
• Soundcheck Jun 29, 2020
• Jess Cornelius’ “Body Memory” is a lovely ode to heartbreak. Jun 28, 2020
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• Jess Cornelius Shares Video for New Song “Body Memory” Jun 23, 2020
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• In 'No Difference,' Jess Cornelius' Sudsy Self-Reckoning Is On Full Display Feb 26, 2019
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