The ever-evolving and extremely prolific songwriter and Billboard-charting artist Jordana has returned with the announcement of a new EP. Jordanaland, out on November 7th via Grand Jury, is the newest release from the 25 year-old LA-based artist. 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. 

“Jordanaland is definitely an escape from Americaland. It’s an oasis from the chaos, where tampons are free, everything is easy, and Luther Vandross is vice president. It looks a lot like LA in the videos…for some reason. Weird. But it’s wherever you want it to be, just close your eyes,” says Jordana about the album. “Pop music was definitely the goal. 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.” 

While the visual world and concept of the album is whimsical, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows in Jordanaland – in this collection of songs, Jordana touches on her most honest subject matter yet. The EP explores a range of themes, from sobriety to the sometimes tentative, sometimes heartbursting nature of love and lust. Lead single “Still Do,” out now, is a study in the begrudging love we maintain for the people who let us down, and she sings “Made a father from a young girl / When you left I had to be what you ought’ve been / Now you’re back and I’m your whole world / And I know I better not let you in again.”

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