TENILLE TOWNES’ “JERSEY ON THE WALL” MUSIC VIDEO DEBUTED THIS WEEK (Audio and Video Links)
The music video for “Jersey on the Wall” was directed by Mason Dixon, and I’m so grateful that the vision that I had for this treatment came to life in such a special way. It was really important for me in the treatment of this music video to make sure that there’s space for people to really be able to put in their own emotional connections, and to think about the people that they may have loved and lost in their life. Also the element of light is something that is very consistent through this treatment. There’s light coming in through the gym window that’s the most beautiful thing. It hits the floor of the gym and kind of the corner of the scoreboard, and it’s just this anchor of hope to me. The same light’s coming across lockers later in the music video and across this whiteboard with a Leonard Cohen quote that says, “There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” To me that’s so important in this song. We also got to include the actual jersey of Danielle’s basketball team. Her #9 jersey is hanging right under the scoreboard in this music video, as is my best friend little brother’s jersey… his hockey jersey is in the locker room, also #9 which is kind of crazy. But to have those personal elements in this music video is so important to me to honor those stories of where this song came from.
It was definitely an emotional day seeing the visual elements of this song come to life. I mean, when they hung Danielle’s jersey on that gym wall… that really hit me. As did filming Drayton’s jersey in the locker room with the skates kind of leaned up against it, and a hockey stick. I stood in the corner watching the b-roll on the monitor, and looking at the jersey in real life going, “Ouff.” It really hit me… crying in the corner. It really felt like the school that we picked was such a perfect place too. We walked in and there were all of these different trophies in this trophy case that were in memoriam. The principal of the school was telling us about some of those kids that used to walk his hallways, and that kind of got me pretty emotional too.
I am so thankful for the way this music video turned out. I think that the space that stayed through all these different images of the football field, and the locker room, and the hallway, the classroom – it’s like I just want there to be space for people to imagine the stories that they connect to when they hear this song. And to have the room to do that, and I’m so thankful for the way that this music video turned out around that element that was really important to me.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The official music video for Tenille Townes’ new single, “Jersey On The Wall,” debuted earlier this week. Watch/share HERE. Directed by Mason Dixon, the video premiered Monday on YouTube following a chat between Townes and her fans.
Of the video, Townes shares, “Leaving space in this video for people to insert their own emotions and think of people in their own stories was so important to me. There’s an anchor of light coming in through the gym window, across the lockers and in the hallways that represents the ever-present hope that is still there, even in the darkest of losses. We were able to use the actual jerseys of Danielle and Drayton, who were both the inspiration behind this song. It was so emotional seeing both of their #9s hanging there during the video shoot and it means so much to have their jerseys be such a big part.”
“Jersey On The Wall” comes from Townes’ forthcoming full-length debut album, which was produced by Jay Joyce and is set for release via Columbia Nashville. Previously released album tracks include “White Horse,” “I Kept The Roses” and lead single “ Somebody’s Daughter,” which reached No. 1 on both Mediabase and Nielsen BDS Country Airplay in Canada. Of Townes, Billboard praises, “…knack for writing story songs that make the listener stop and think,” while Music Row declares, “Tenille Townes is the future. Get on board now.”
The release adds to a breakout year for Townes, who recently won four awards at the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards: Female Artist of the Year, Single of the Year (“Somebody’s Daughter”), Anthem Entertainment Songwriter of the Year and Video of the Year (“Somebody’s Daughter”). Winning all four of her nominated categories, Townes lead the night with the most awards received.
In support of the new music, Townes will join Miranda Lambert on her “Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour” this fall and will perform select dates with Maren Morris in November. See below for complete tour details.
Additionally, Townes recently participated in Cracker Barrel’s “Five Decades, One Voice” campaign—a project created to highlight the importance of women in country music by celebrating legendary female artists and those following in their footsteps. For the project, Townes was personally selected by Brandi Carlile to collaborate on new versions of two songs—Townes’ “Somebody’s Daughter ” and Carlile’s “Fulton County Jane Doe.”
Already receiving widespread attention, Townes has been named iHeartCountry’s “On The Verge” artist and has been included in Amazon Music’s “2019 Artists To Watch,” CMT’s “Next Women of Country,” iHeart Radio’s “Artists To Watch in 2019,” “The Bobby Bones Show’s” “Class of 2019,” CMT’s “Listen Up” and the inaugural class of “Opry NextStage.”
Canadian-born and Nashville-based, Townes first made her public appearance at age nine alongside Shania Twain after being invited to sing on stage at a concert she attended with her parents. In addition to her work as a musician and songwriter, Townes remains committed to charitable causes including her own initiative, Big Hearts For Big Kids, which has raised over $1.9 million to date benefiting a youth shelter in her hometown of Grande Prairie, Alberta. More information can be found at bigheartsforbigkids.com.
TENILLE TOWNES CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
October 3—Lafayette, LA—CAJUNDOME*
October 4—New Orleans, LA—Smoothie King Center*
October 5—Bossier City, LA—CenturyLink Center*
October 10—Champaign, IL—State Farm Center*
October 11—Lincoln, NE—Pinnacle Bank Arena*
October 12—Sioux Falls, SD—Denny Sanford PREMIER Center*
October 20—The Hauge, NL—PAARD*
October 21—Bristol, UK—Thekla Bristol†
October 22—Oxford, UK—O2 Academy†
October 23—London, UK—Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
October 27—Liverpool, UK—Arts Club Loft†
October 28—Glasgow, UK—Stereo†
November 7—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena*
November 8—Columbia, SC—Colonial Life Arena*
November 9—Orlando, FL—Amway Center*
November 15—Milwaukee, WI— Eagles Ballroom‡
November 16—Minneapolis, MN—The Armory‡
November 17—Madison, WI—The Sett
*with Miranda Lambert
†with Striking Matches
‡with Maren Morris