Annie (Original Mix)

Jillette Johnson

Jillette Johnson’s third studio album It’s a Beautiful Day and I Love You carries harmonic and emotional heft in the vein of Patty Griffin’s Flaming Red or Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark. There’s an open-heartedness in the Nashville-based Johnson’s songs, the kind of deeply experienced joy that results from a journey through vulnerability, forgiveness, and ultimately, acceptance. “This chapter of my life has been about not running away,” she says. “And this record has a lot to do with learning how to be in one place and how to feel freedom in that.” Johnson’s a rare gem in Nashville, having written the entirety of It’s a Beautiful Day and I Love You alone, running contrary to the common Music City practice of co-writing.

Previous releases include 2013’s Water in a Whale and 2017’s All I Ever See in You Is Me, the latter of which was produced by fellow Nashvillian, Dave Cobb. She began touring 200+ days each year, earning slots at Bonnaroo, SXSW, and Firefly that helped lead to TV appearances on VH1 and Rachael Ray, along with accolades from outlets ranging from Billboard, Rolling Stone Country, and Paste to Marie Claire, Elle, and Cosmopolitan.