She’s at once intellectual and sort of mystic, referring to psychological theories in the same sentence as astrology. Talking to Williamson, you get the sense she has these innate connections with both living things and herself. She had a lovely service surrounded by the people she loved.” Before we made the record…she was able to be with her vet that knew her forever. I think she knew she wasn’t down with that,” Williamson said. “She picked the perfect time to leave. A month before that, Williamson’s beloved dog Frankie passed away. “I think she knew my life was about to change in some pretty drastic ways that meant I would be touring and traveling a lot more. The two (Renfro co-produced and co-wrote Cosmic Wink) made the record back in Texas. She moved, he visited, and then he moved to LA. “We pretty quickly merged our lives,” Williamson told me in late June over the phone. It’s easy to get lost in the timelessness of the music–somewhere between high and lonesome country and expansive indie rock–but here’s the the record's chronological context: Williamson was already planning to move to LA but was falling in love with her bandmate Shane Renfro (who also records as RF Shannon). Yet, Williamson was able to channel all of these anxieties into something truly spiritual. Moving from Texas to LA, not knowing whether the person you love is going with you, and an aging dog might not seem like traditional fodder for a record. Jess Williamson is able to look back with wisdom and gratefulness at the period of her life that inspired her new album Cosmic Wink. Jess Williamson Interview: Woman and her Symbols
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