Sorceress (Jess Williamson album)

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Sorceress
Jess Williamson - Sorceress.png
Studio album by
Jess Williamson
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Length42:49
Label Mexican Summer
Jess Williamson chronology
Cosmic Wink
(2018)		Sorceress
(2020)		 I Walked with You a Ways
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 7/10 [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Paste 8.5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7/10 [8]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [10]

Sorceress is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jess Williamson. It was released on May 15, 2020 under Mexican Summer. [11]

Contents

Promotion

Singles

On February 26, 2020, Williamson announced the release of the album, alongside the first single "Wind on Tin". [12] The second single, "Infinite Scroll" was released on March 31, 2020. [13] On April 30, 2020, "Smoke" was the third single to be released by Williamson. [14] [15]

Critical reception

Sorceress was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 11 reviews. [1]

Track listing

Sorceress track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Smoke"3:32
2."As the Birds Are"3:49
3."Wind on Tin"3:13
4."Sorceress"4:40
5."Infinite Scroll"4:13
6."Love's Not Hard to Find"3:48
7."How Ya Lonesome"4:49
8."Rosaries at the Border"3:59
9."Ponies in Town"3:47
10."Harm None"3:19
11."Gulf of Mexico"4:08

Charts

Chart performance for Sorceress
Chart (2020)Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [16] 15

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References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Caroline (May 18, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ Currie, Jordan (May 15, 2020). "Jess Williamson Casts a Bewitching Country Rock Spell on 'Sorceress'". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Moore, Niamh (May 14, 2020). "Jess Williamson undertakes a mighty emotional journey across Sorceress". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Murphy, John (May 15, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Danton, Eric (May 18, 2020). "Jess Williamson Has a Magic Touch on Sorceress". Paste . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ Zhang, Cat (May 16, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. May 16, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ Moody, Mark (May 18, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (May 15, 2020). "Jess Williamson New Album". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (February 26, 2020). "Jess Williamson Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song "Wind on Tin"". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (March 31, 2020). "Jess Williamson Shares Video for New Song "Infinite Scroll"". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (April 30, 2020). "Jess Williamson Shares Self-Directed Video for New Song "Smoke"". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ Rettig, James (April 30, 2020). "Jess Williamson Releases New Track". Stereogum . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 28, 2020.


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