New Music: Jess Chalker – Don’t Fight It

Australian-born but now based in London in the UK,  Jess Chalker gears up for the release of her Hemispheres album with the delicious retro-styled introspection of Don’t Fight It.

The singer-songwriter, who will be known to many for her work with We Are The Brave, channels some of that band’s New Wave energy on Don’t Fight It. Shades of post-punk and 80s AOR percolate through the moody veneer of the track, in a similar vein to Pat Benatar or Chrissie Hynde,  framing her smoky vocals in a soothing and highly appealing pop/rock sound.

Shares Chalker about the track; “There’s a bittersweetness to Don’t Fight It that I love… it feels both joyful and sad to me. It was written at a time when I was going through some personal stuff, trying really hard to please everyone, not really knowing where I fit and becoming someone I wasn’t. In the end I really surrendered to that feeling of being lost, because acknowledging that made me realise I needed to change where I was going.”

You can pre-order a 12-inch limited edition translucent purple vinyl version of Hemispheres over on Jess Chalker’s Bandcamp page. The album is due out on the 5^th of November.

You can find out more about Jess Chalker, the Hemispheres album and live dates on her socials, including Instagram and Facebook. Catch up with the music of Jess Chalker on Spotify and Apple Music.