Jordana – Like That
The ever-evolving and extremely prolific songwriter and Billboard-charting artist Jordana recently announced her new EP Jordanaland, out on November 7th via Grand Jury.
She previously shared “Still Do” and today Jordana reveals a new song entitled “Like That.” A reminder of the promises we make to others about caring for ourselves, “Like That” is accompanied by a Alex LaLiberte-directed music video that cheekily finds Jordana exploring the wonderful world of content creation. Los Angeles Hype House! Ring Lights! Choreographed dances! Your influencer besties! What more could you want? Unless…
Jordana says “Like That” is “a song about being totally encapsulated in someone, but at the same time, feeling as though they want you only for superficial reasons. It’s about knowing the situation you’re in is bad for you, even promising to others that you wouldn’t ever degrade yourself again, but your feelings are so intense, it’s difficult to navigate.”
Jordanaland 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 o 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.
Jordana set out to make her most brightly-colored, pop offering yet on Jordanaland, alongside her friends Charlie Kilgore & Julian Kaufman of offkilter pop group MICHELLE. Of course, if her catalog is any indication, this might simply be a pitstop in a world of pop, but it’s a fully realized one. And in Jordanaland, she’s running for president. And she’s ruling with a very adorable iron fist.
Jordana has come a long way from that still Kansas bedroom in 2020, reinventing herself and her surroundings multiple times over. “It does feel liberating,” says Jordana, of her reputation as a genre chameleon. “There’s no expectation for me, or at least no expectation I’m paying attention to. I get to try new things all the time. It’s kind of like going to a theme park and seeing a bunch of your favorite rides and running over to each of them in excitement — each ride offers so many different feelings and experiences, that it’s so hard to choose only one to ride for the rest of the day.”
If you want to find her today, she’s riding a dazzling rollercoaster named Jordanaland. Tomorrow? We’ll have to wait and see where the journey leads. f love and lust.
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