JESSIE BAYLIN’S SINGLE “CREEPERS (YOUNG LOVE)” PREMIERES AT ELLE MAGAZINE NEW ALBUM DARK PLACE OUT APRIL 7 PRODUCED, ARRANGED & MIXED BY RICHARD SWIFT |
 “Countless musicians are inspired by the ‘60s, but not everyone can manage the balancing act between homage and plain imitation…Jessie Baylin makes it sound all too easy.”—Nylon “A night ride in a really fast convertible.”—Associated Press “Wistful, atmospheric…Steeped in the laid-back sounds of 1970s California with a sprinkling of classic pop and a little blue-eyed soul.” —Garden & Gun “Baylin's musical aesthetic is refreshingly laid-back and unencumbered—nostalgic yet up-to-date”—Flavorpill “Creepers (Young Love),” the new single from acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Jessie Baylin, premiered yesterday at ELLE Magazine and can now be heard/shared via SoundCloud and purchased on iTunes. The song is from Baylin’s highly anticipated new album, Dark Place, which will be released April 7 on Blonde Rat (Baylin’s own indie label via Thirty Tigers). In celebration of the release, Baylin will embark on a series of special performances this spring, including shows in Nashville, New York and L.A. See below for complete tour details. Baylin recorded Dark Place over nine days at Richard Swift’s studio in Cottage Grove, OR. Swift (Foxygen, Tennis) produced, arranged, mixed and performed all instrumentation on the album (except for Scotty Murray on guitar for “The Ringer”) with Baylin performing all vocals. In addition to ten new original songs (six co-written by Baylin and Swift), Dark Place also includes a rendition of Bette Midler’s 1972 recording of “Do You Wanna Dance” written by Bobby Freeman. Of her close collaboration with Swift, Baylin comments, “During the making of Little Spark, I first met Richard Swift and with him there was instant trust and chemistry. He was the first person who I felt saw me as an artist and he wasn’t expecting anything except for me to be myself.” Their relationship continued with the making of the Pleasure Center EP, released in November of 2011, and also marked the beginning of mapping out the next album. “In recording Dark Place we immediately understood the direction this album was going to undertake,” Baylin concludes. Dark Place follows Baylin’s critically acclaimed 2012 release, Little Spark (Blonde Rat), of which NPR’s All Things Considered praised, “…evokes a sound you might have heard 40 years ago, piercing through the static of your AM radio. The big string sections and angelic choruses are all there, echoing the hallmarks of classic orchestral pop,” while Rolling Stone asserted, “…both seductive and distant, as if she’s singing across miles of echo and doubt. This is an album of potent moods.” DARK PLACE TRACK LIST 1. Creepers (Young Love) 2. To Hell And Back 3. Black Blood 4. White Noise 5. Kiss Your Face 6. All That I Can Do 7. The Ringer 8. London Time 9. Lungs 10. Dark Place 11. Do You Wanna Dance JESSIE BAYLIN TOUR DATES April 7 Nashville, TN Grimey’s (in-store) April 11 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley April 22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom May 8 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour |