UK songwriter jasmine.4.t. has had a more turbulent few years than most could comprehend. In 2021 Jasmine came out as trans, and began a journey to true happiness, via some supremely difficult avenues. Fast forward to now, and this phoenix has well and truly risen, signing to Phoebe Bridgers’ label Saddest Factory, and having her new album You Are The Morning produced by Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus! All three provided vocals, too, as did the likes of Claud, Becca Mancari and E.R. Fightmaster. A glorious new dawn. – Flying Out

You Are The Morning was formed amid personal upheaval in 2021.I came out as trans to my nearest and dearest, she says, Some did not accept me, but some did. Jasmine got divorced, and a difficult home life meant she was writing while experiencing homelessness and precarious housing, sleeping on friends couches and relying on community support.

Despite the pain of some of its background, the record is an uplifting look at t4t love.Jasminedescribes her first trans romance as the first time she experienced joy in a deep sense, because of her experience of living as a woman. First single Skin on Skin explores the new joy of physical touch. Usually a quick writer, its a rare song that grew over time, during which a close connection with a friend began to form. Sticking to the physical boundaries we wanted to have with each other became increasingly difficult. We were spending lots of time together, then falling in love. This song became a celebration of healing and physical catharsis found through unrepressed queer love.

The first UK signee onSaddest Factory Records, the album was produced byJulien Baker, Phoebe BridgersandLucy Dacus. Jasmine and her band travelled to L.A. to record at Sound City Studios. It was made across 12 days in a highly collaborative and emotional process, and because Jasmine sees her songs as fluid and ever-changing, the recordings carry that free and spontaneous spirit.

jasmine.4.tis supported by an all-trans band,Phoenix Rousiamaniscontributes piano and strings, withEden OBrienon drums andEmily Abbotton bass. With Jasmines voice and songwriting at the centre, the record incorporates a wider cast of voices.Best Friends Housefeatures a chorus including her band mates,Julien Baker, Phoebe BridgersandLucy Dacus(the girls and the boys), Saddest Factory Records label-mateClaud,Becca MancariandE.R. Fightmaster. The song carries the communal spirit of the records creation.

On the closing track, Woman, she is backed by theTrans Chorus of Los Angeles, a cross-generational group of trans singers who, like Jasmine, use their voice as a source of communal power. The song blossoms from solo performance to wider group catharsis. All the while, Jasmine sings unwaveringly about the power of knowing yourself at a core level: I am, in my soul, a woman.

The writing ofYou Are The Morningpulled from dark moments to tell its story. Surrounded by friends, the recording process was full of light. Through her performances, activism and artistry,jasmine.4.tis ushering in a new dawn.