Single Of The Day - "Wuthering Heights" by Jessie Kilguss

Jessie Kilguss is an alternative singer-songwriter from NYC, whose folk-infused vocals and catchy strums, cross over the bridge of neo-blues, indie-pop, power-pop, baroque-rock and alt-country. She is an uplifting artist, whose off-beat, and thought-provoking lyrics, cast rainbows after the storm, and nourish the soul. Along with the stompy beats, ethereal harmonies, acoustic clatter, and spiral strums Kilguss warms the discord in the heaviest of hearts and fills the spirit with an afterglow of sunny optimism. Think Joni Mitchell, Martha Wainwright, Vashti Bunyan and Beth Orton and you get a glimpse into the level of talent Kilguss oozes. She is a wistful breeze of melancholy, remedied by the seasonal shifts, twilight tinkles and resurging age of a new dawn.

Following the success of her nine-track album, “What Do Whales Dream About at Night” on 23^rd September 2022, Kilguss has joined forces with Charlie Nieland once again (Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Blondie, Scissor Sisters) and created a wonderful cover of Kate Bush’s classic, “Wuthering Heights”. Selected as The Manc Review’s “Single Of The Day”, Wuthering Heights is a timeless beauty that soothes the soul and shelters from the rain on a weatherbeaten track.

As a standalone track, Kilguss’s version is exquisite, that wanders on the moors of folk and saunters through the woodlands of alt-country. Through the pristine vocals and stripped-down acoustics, Wuthering Heights lays bare the sentiments of the track, whilst unravelling its diaphanous layers, with an easy breeze of mellow dramatics. Along with the gentle glockenspiel tinkles, Wuthering Heights captures the wistful romanticism of the original, whilst offering a more intimate affair.

As of December 7th 2022, Wuthering Heights will be available from fine digital platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp, where Kilguss’ latest album ‘What Do Whales Dream About at Night?’ can also be found.

CREDITS
Recorded by Charlie Nieland at Saturation Point Studios (Brooklyn)
Jessie Kilguss – vocals and harmonium
Charlie Nieland – glockenspiel
Andrea Longato – guitar
Engineered, produced, mixed & mastered by Charlie Nieland
Cover artist photo by Shervin Lainez
Background photo by Jessie Kilguss
Cover designed by Scott MX Turner
ISRC code: US-L4Q-22-77764