Album review
jasmine.4.t, the moniker of Manchester singer-songwriter Jasmine Cruickshank, has released a new single. ‘You are the Morning’ is the latest single from her debut LP You Are the Morning, which was recorded with all three members of boygenius – Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus – at Los Angeles’ Sound City Studios. Check it out via the accompanying video, directed by Faye Forrester and Spike Bee, below.
“One of my oldest and closest friends, Han, supported me through my transition,” Cruickshank explained in a statement. “She would put me up regularly when I had nowhere to stay. She helped me sort through the pain I had left behind then find the strength to fight for my life and the lives of those around me. This fight is urgent, as on Trans Day of Remembrance (20th November), we named 427 trans people who have died violently this year.”
“This song is about the healing found in queer friendship,” she continued. “It is about queer people’s resilience in the face of violence. It is about our potential to bring about change within ourselves, those around us, and the world at large. I think trans people in particular have an incredible ability to change this world. Of course, we are challenging norms of gender/sex. Beyond that, this year we have seen trans people dismantling violent machines of all forms to help manifest a bright future. This is what ‘you are the morning’ has come to mean – it is an awakening to our power, and a call to action.”
You Are the Morning is due for release January 17 on Saddest Factory Records. It features the previously released singles ‘Skin on Skin’ and ‘Elephant’.
