Jordana’s music has always possessed a unique sense of place.
You can hear the stillness of a Kansas bedroom on her 2020 debut Classical Notions… Humid
late night New York walks on her double EP Something To Say To You. There’s the
kaleidoscopic otherworldliness of Summer’s Over, her collab release with TV Girl. The
unmistakable sunshine of LA on 2024’s Lively Premonitions. But on her new semi self-titled
project, Jordanaland, the 25-year-old songwriter has officially crafted a place all her own.
“Jordanaland is definitely an escape from Americaland. It looks a lot like LA in the videos…for
some reason. Weird,” muses Jordana. “But it’s wherever you want it to be, just close your eyes.”
Recorded with her friends Charlie Kilgore & Julian Kaufman of offkilter pop group MICHELLE,
the EP drops Jordana in her most brightly-colored surroundings yet. Mixed by a pair of Grammy
Award winners in Olli Jacobs (Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, beabadoobee) & David Pizzimenti
(Ella Mai, Ed Sheeren, Travis Scott), these songs soar with a sonic confidence that has
previously only made occasional appearances in her discography.
“Pop music was definitely the goal,” says Jordana. “Self assured, confident pop. I think the
evolution came from becoming more comfortable with my voice, a more established sound, and
also looking up to artists who let it all out in that way. I was pretty intimidated at first, because I
love MICHELLE. They’re powerhouses. So I tried leaning into their energy, and I’m in love with
what we made.”
