Jess Cornelius
Sun, 14th Dec 2025 06:30 pm
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Based in Los Angeles since 2018, Jess Cornelius was born and raised in New Zealand before moving to Melbourne, Australia, where she released three critically acclaimed albums as Teeth & Tongue. After relocating to the US, she started releasing albums under her own name. 2020’s Distance gained attention across the US, Australia, and the UK, with Pitchfork calling her ‘funny, self-effacing, and honest’ and The Guardian praising the album’s combination of ‘delicate folk and 70s jam band Americana with flashes of 80s pop-blues and Californian grunge.’ Her 2024 follow-up, CARE/TAKING, saw her record live sets for KEXP Seattle (who called it ‘a stunning display of expressive indie rock’) and NPR’s World Café, and was named Feature Album on Double J Australia and Album of the Week on Melbourne’s 3RRR FM. Guided by the dramatic leaps of her dusky voice, Cornelius sings of personal upheaval with striking lucidity and emotional nimbleness, trying to square global crises and insecurities with the transformations and responsibilities in her own life. It’s searching music that’s as biting as it is comforting, and while her melodies careen into unexpected places, they’re all anchored with a keen sense of timelessness. Jess Cornelius is returning to Australia for one show only, and is performing solo—very special! The last one sold out fast so get in there.
