In the process of writing introductory profiles over the last five or six years for artists coming to both the Big Ears Festival and Oak Ridge’s Summer Sessions outdoor Americana concerts, I’ve had a ...

Unsurprisingly, Jlin’s energy is absolutely infectious. Despite the lack of face to face interaction (I speak to her over Skype), she becomes audibly animated over the course of the interview and ...

Jlin’s on a creative warpath. That statement would be true if the Gary, Indiana artist chose to only release her sophomore album Black Origami this year. That record was universally celebrated upon ...

“You’re getting the essence of me. I’m not hiding anything from you or from my audience; I’m just releasing what’s on the inside.” This quote, from a 2015 Pitchfork interview, is typical Jlin. The ...

The world first heard Jlin back in 2011, when her exceptional songs lept out out of Planet Mu’s second Bangs & Works footwork compilation. Those records almost single-handedly brought footwork to the ...

You can’t box in Jlin. Though she cut her teeth on footwork—the Chicago genre of music and characteristic form of street dance known for its frenzied kick drums and skittering samples—the producer has ...