Jill Ellen Andrews (born ) is an American singer-songwriter based in

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. She co-founded the

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band The Everybodyfields, leaving in 2009 to pursue a solo career. In 2018, she co-founded the duo Hush Kids with Peter Groenwald. Songs by Andrews have been featured in several television series, among them: "Tell That Devil", co-written with

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and Matthew Mayfield, was performed by

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in ''

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'' and is the theme song for '' Wynonna Earp''; "Lost It All", co-written with Matthew Bronleewe, was included in ''

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'' and '' The Originals''; and "Rust or Gold", co-written with Elise Hayes, in ''

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'' and '' Beauty & the Beast''. "Rust or Gold" was released as a single concurrent with its debut on ''Grey's Anatomy'' and within two days ranked in the top ten of

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' Singer/Songwriter chart.

Early life

Andrews was born in

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and brought up in

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. She is an

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Career

Andrews began writing songs when she was 19 years old and her music career began in 2004 when she co-founded the alt-country group The Everybodyfields. In October 2009, only four months after The Everybodyfields break-up was announced, Andrews put together a new band and released a self-titled EP. The six-song EP was produced by Andrews and recorded live to 8-track by producer/engineer Scott Minor in his home studio. While Andrews toured the country in 2010 to promote her EP she recorded her first solo album, ''The Mirror''. In order to fund the release of the album, Andrews used

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to raise over $12,000 with the help of 279 backers. The record had two producers, Scott Solter and

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; each recording tracks at two different studios in

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and Nashville, respectively. On September 25, 2015, Andrews released her second full-length album, ''The War Inside.'' The album was produced by Will Sayles. The track "I'm So in Love With You" features Seth Avett of

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. Andrews released her EP, ''Ellen'' on October 29, 2021, which features six never-released tracks that harken back to her beginnings as a new songwriter in Nashville. In 2018, Andrews and Peter Groenwald started the indie-folk duo, Hush Kids. The group released a self-titled album on October 26 that was produced by

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. The duo reunited with Fitchuk in 2021 to release their latest EP, ''Weatherman''. In 2023, Andrews released her fifth studio album ''Modern Age''. The album was produced by Lucas Morton.

Personal life

Andrews has two children: son Nico, and daughter Falcon.

Discography

Albums

* ''Jill Andrews EP'' (2009) * ''The Mirror'' (2011) * ''The War Inside'' (2015) * ''Gimme the Beat Back EP'' (2020) * ''Thirties'' (2020) * ''Vultures EP'' (2021) * ''Ellen EP'' (2021) * ''Modern Age'' (2023)

Featured

* ''Youth Is in Our Blood'' –

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(2010) :Track 9: "The Country" * ''100 Miles of Wreckage'' –

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(2011) :Track 2: "The Arrow" * ''The Art of Troublesome Times'' – Don Gallardo (2012) :Track 5: "Bluebird" * ''Cayamo Sessions at Sea'' –

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& Friends (2016) :Track 9: "Come Early Mornin' " * ''Often in the Pause (Covers and Remixes)'' – Kris Orlowski (2016) :Track 9: "Carry Your Weight" * ''Pure Country: Pure Heart'' (Soundtrack) (2017) :Track 14: "Something Calling My Name"

Singles

* "Rust or Gold" (2013) * "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (2013) * "We Built This City" (with Aron Wright) (2014) * "Can't Be Love" (2015) * "Get Up, Get On" (2015) * "The End of Everything" (2015) * "Sea of Love" (with

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) (2016) * "Lost It All" (2016) * "Siren Song" (2016) * "A Way to You Again" (2016) * "Tell That Devil" (2016) * "Jingle Your Bells" (with Peter Groenwald) (2016) * "Safe" (2017) * "Sorry Now" (2019) * "Forces" (2019) * "The Party" (2019) * "The Only Flaw of Love" (2019) * "Back Together" (2020) * "River Swimming" (2020) * "The Kids Are Growing Up" (2020) * "Walking Wounded" (2021) * "Cloud Chaser" (2021) * "Answers" (2021) * "Vultures" (2021) * "Drive Away With You" (2021) * "Eye to Eye" (2021) * "The Blues Have Blown Away" (2021) * "Sanctuary (The Parthenon Sessions)" (2022)

Hush Kids

* ''Hush Kids'' (2018) * ''Weatherman EP'' (2021)

References

External links

Official website

Jill Andrews
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