Jessie Baylin Shares Origins of ’70s-Inspired Single “Time Is A Healer:” Exclusive
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Origins is a recurring new music series giving artists the opportunity to share exclusive insights into their latest release. Today, Jessie Baylin shares the background of her vintage-inspired new single.
Jessie Baylin is taking a journey to the past for her new music, in more ways than one.
“Time Is A Healer,” the Nashville singer-songwriter’s new single, feels like it was pulled out of a 1970s daydream. It arrives ahead of a new album, titled Jersey Girl, which will be landing in full on September 23rd. Baylin was born and raised in New Jersey, but left as soon as she could; this album encompasses her experience unpacking her roots from her current vantage point.
“Time Is A Healer” is a meditative, acoustic rock track that Baylin describes as the “rock outlier” of the album. In a recent statement, she shed some light on her decision to dig into this slice of her past, saying, “I spent a lot of years resisting the idea that I was ultimately just this scrappy kid from New Jersey, but as I explored myself through these songs — the ugly parts, the shameful parts, the things I didn’t want to look at — I got closer and closer to the true essence of who I am.”
This is a time for Baylin to reclaim that part of her identity, on her own terms. “I have always had creative goals — some I have reached and some have broken me down,” Baylin shares with Consequence. “They’ve offered me revelations about myself, both good and bad.”
Watch the music video and read Baylin’s Origins breakdown below.
Time:
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This song is about time taking care of us on the journey to healing and how It softens the sharp edges. This track is less about a person and more about me mending my relationship with life.
Friends:
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The recording process was a rich experience because I was surrounded by my friends and my producers Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. We’ve collaborated and played together on and off for over a decade. It was because of them that I was in the studio at all. This song really built itself in the recording — I just remember Ian sitting behind the drum kit and saying, “Lets go,” and we did. The energy felt electrified and even I was surprised by the way I was delivering the vocals. Chemistry is a beautiful thing in musical relationships.
Rock Music:
Once the song was recorded I could hear the influences — gentle nods to The Temples, Tame Impala and Stevie Nicks solo records. This track feels like the outlier rock song on the album, but there is no doubt we needed this one. I needed this one, honestly; it was a cathartic experience.
Balance & Contrasts:
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In coming up with a visual for this we just tapped into the song lyrics and sonic landscape and let it drive the idea of a psychedelic sherbet world — sweet but tart as fuck. There’s a lot of movement happening here but also a stillness, which is in fact how I like to exist in the world.
Jessie Baylin Shares Origins of ’70s-Inspired Single “Time Is A Healer:” Exclusive
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