Pick Of The Week: Jessica Mitchell 'Grown Up Things'

If you are a country fan looking for something different, stunning and so powerfully real, you need to check out Jessica Mitchell’s ‘Grown Up Things’.

After losing her mother to a long battle with cancer, Mitchell had her own epiphany about what kind of artist she wanted to become. As she puts it, ‘You’ll never see the light until it’s completely dark, and it got DARK for a while.’ Staying true to who she is as a songwriter Mitchell believes that at the heart of every relatable piece of music is pain and loss. Her hope is that sharing these personal experiences will forge genuine bonds with her audience.

Produced by Grammy nominated producer Dave Brainard (Brandy Clark, Jerrod Niemann) and co-written with Luke Sheets (Plumb), her lead off track ‘Grown Up Things’, is a soul-searching song about loss and change, of not wanting to deal with the curve balls that life throws at us – a feeling that most people have had a some point in their lives. It showcases her powerful and pure voice as well as her considerable song-writing skills. ‘I want to connect with people,’ she says, ‘and create something that sounds real to someone. Something that might change someone’s life or help that person through a difficult time.’

If you listen to one new song this weekend, let it be ‘Grown Up Things’. You won’t regret it!