jasmine.4.t has shared the title-track from her debut album ‘You Are The Morning’

Manchester-based singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t has shared the title-track from her debut album ‘You Are The Morning’.

The new single follows previous tracks ‘Elephant’ and ‘Skin on Skin’, with the album marking her position as the first UK signing to Phoebe Bridgers’ label Saddest Factory Records.

“One of my oldest and closest friends, Han, supported me through my transition. She would put me up regularly when I had nowhere to stay. She helped me sort through the pain I had left behind then find the strength to fight for my life and the lives of those around me,” jasmine.4.t says of the track. “This fight is urgent, as on Trans Day of Remembrance (20th November), we named 427 trans people who have died violently this year.

“This song is about the healing found in queer friendship. It is about queer people’s resilience in the face of violence. It is about our potential to bring about change within ourselves, those around us, and the world at large. I think trans people in particular have an incredible ability to change this world. Of course, we are challenging norms of gender/sex. Beyond that, this year we have seen trans people dismantling violent machines of all forms to help manifest a bright future. This is what ‘you are the morning’ has come to mean – it is an awakening to our power, and a call to action.”

The album – due 17th January – was produced by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, featuring jasmine.4.t’s all-trans band including Phoenix Rousiamanis on piano and strings, Eden O’Brien on drums and Emily Abbott on bass.