Texas-born singer-songwriter Jess Williamson has announced A Mile South of Heaven, her sixth studio album and first for New West Records. It’s set to arrive on October 9. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Goodbye to All That’. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.
The new single was inspired by Williamson’s favorite Joan Didion essay of the same name. “Didion’s essay is about leaving New York after eight years and how ‘it’s distinctly possible to stay too long at the fair,’” Williamson explained in a statement. “In my eighth year of living in LA, I felt it was time to leave. I wrote this song as my farewell to LA, but songs are powerful in sneaky ways, and the song itself changed my mind. I realised I wasn’t finished with life in LA.”
Written between LA and Marfa, A Mile South of Heaven follows 2023’s Time Ain’t Accidental. “Depending on your outlook, a mile south of heaven may sound sad, or it may sound hopeful,” Williamson reflected. “We’re always a mile south of the impossible goals we set for ourselves, and my point is, maybe that’s ok, because a mile is pretty close. It’s about appreciating where we are now, because there is no finish line. There is always more work to be done.”
A Mile South of Heaven Cover Artwork:
A Mile South of Heaven Tracklist:
1. Goodbye to All That
2. High Heels and Blue Jeans
3. Country Mile
4. A Mile South of Heaven
5. Tracking the Tropics
6. Dark Day in Dallas
7. Hum of the City
8. Texas Time
9. Someone Else’s Horse
10. Legends Die
11. Battle Scar
12. The Gem and Mineral Show
