With her soulful voice and distinctive vibrato, Jess Glynne has been captivating audiences since her breakthrough in 2013 on Clean Bandit’s global hit, ‘Rather Be.’ After releasing two platinum-selling chart-topping albums, Glynne took a break from the spotlight to focus on personal growth and self-discovery. Now, she’s back with her highly anticipated third album, ‘Jess,’ a deeply personal and honest record that showcases her evolution as an artist.
Glynne has always been known for her raw and emotional performances, and ‘Jess’ is no exception. The album opens with the introspective ‘Intro,’ where Glynne declares her intention to be unapologetically herself. This theme continues throughout the album, with Glynne exploring her vulnerabilities and challenges on tracks like ‘Silly Me’ and ‘Promise Me.’ However, it is the catchy midtempo track ‘Enough’ that seems to encapsulate the message of the record, as Glynne sings in the chorus: ‘I’m more than enough.’
‘When I wrote that song, I think it was just highlighting, this is me being me unapologetic and being honest and being raw and I think that’s just how I need to lead,’ Glynne says. ‘And to stop pressuring myself to be this artist or be that artist or regurgitate a song like this or be something from our past, I need to look forward and be me now…
‘Through the process of leaving my previous label, my previous teams and everything that’s gone on in my personal life as well, the more that time’s gone on and things have happened, and the more that I’ve been challenged… the only thing I can do when I go in the studio and when I write is be me.
‘And I think that’s why I called it Jess.’
Despite the turbulence in her life, Glynne is resolute in not letting melancholy seep into her music as she likes to ‘see the hope in anything.’ ‘I’m so grateful that I still get to do what I love,’ she says. ‘I’m releasing an album and I have managed to navigate my way through each challenge and I’m still standing and still doing what I love.
‘And I’ve overcome all of those hurdles and I think it’s like: ‘What’s left to come?’ I don’t know.
‘I’m sure there’s going to be mountains of them. But it’s nice to know that I’ve overcome those and I’ve become a stronger, more able human being in those moments because of them.’
Jess Glynne’s third studio album ‘Jess’ is out on April 26 via EMI Records.
