Jessie Baylin

Baylin left Verve and recorded her next album with producer Kevin Augunas while she was pregnant. Little Spark was released in 2012 on her Blonde Rat label and featured arrangements from future collaborator Richard Swift. The single "Hurry Hurry" was also featured on an episode of the CW television network series Ringer. After giving birth to a daughter and taking a long break, Baylin returned to the studio with co-writer and producer Richard Swift. By this point her music had begun to transform into a mix of bluesy rock with psychdedlic undertones and she hired Swift to helm her next project. 2015's Dark Place doubled down on her new direction with a moody, atmospheric tone and a vintage-inspired sound. Baylin deepened her collaboration with Swift on 2018's Strawberry Wind, a pseudo-children's album that also reflected on motherhood and pregnancy. After Swift's sudden death later that year, Baylin entered something of a hiatus and struggled to find direction. With the help of a new crew of friends and collaborators including producers Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, she began writing new material, this time drawing on and embracing her New Jersey roots. The resulting album, 2022's Jersey Girl, was at once more personal and buoyant, embracing styles and sounds from throuhgout her career to create something new. ~ Andrew Leahey & Timothy Monger, Rovi