The album was recorded over a 3-year period of time, dodging lockdowns and all manner of storms, embracing the ambiguous nature of the dark and light aspects of life and rock and roll. Including contributions from some of Jess’s favourite musical comrades, Raising Ravens has become more of a collective than one singular entity and continues to evolve. Choosing to remain completely independent, Jess created her own label, Interloper Records in 2021 with all Raising Ravens releases being launched from a platform owned and run by the artist.

A hard-hitting rock-based project, Raising Ravens focuses on topics that tend to be swept under the carpet or ignored and touches on subjects relating to worldwide and personally experienced abuses of power and the effects those abuses have on those who are at its mercy. Working alongside long-standing friend and producer, Lachlan Mitchell, Raising Ravens have managed to pull together a vast body of eclectic work with both national and international tours on the immediate horizon. There may even be an album number two in the works. You just never know.

TOUR DATES – AUS / UK / EU

MARCH 31 – RYAN’S HOTEL, THIRROUL AUS

w/Morgana & Dead Creak

APRIL 15 – MARRICKVILLE BOWLING CLUB, SYDNEY AUS

w/Gaia Rising & Downgirl

APRIL 29 – WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, MELBOURNE AUS

w/Acid Ash, HZED & Howling Mountain

MAY 6 – GREASER, BRISBANE AUS

w/Burnt Trash & Kathleen Turner Overdrive

MAY 13 – HAMILTON STATION HOTEL, NEWCASTLE AUS

w/Sand Viper & Laura Panic

JULY 6 – BANNERMANS BAR, EDINBURGH UK

JULY 13 – THE SPINNING TOP, STOCKPORT UK

JULY 14 – THE PIPELINE, BRIGHTON UK

JULY 15 – THE BIRDS NEST, LONDON UK

JULY 20 – RIFF, BUDAPEST HU

JULY 21 – WILD AT HEART, BERLIN DE

JULY 28 – AMSTERDAM NL

JULY 29 – HAARLEM, NL

AUGUST 2 to 6 – REBELLION FESTIVAL, BLACKPOOL UK

Full band show + Jess Finlayson solo show.

Press via Reservoir PR

The album is emotionally intense, Jess wrote the music professionally and used great chords and melodies in their music that stick to your brain before your ears.

“Leaving With The Halflight” is a solo project but Jess recorded with other musicians such as: Tora Doyle (Bass), Andi Dyson (Drums),  Lara Chrystal (Drums)  & Scott Bradbury (Drums).

The album begins with a heavy riff, that descends musically track by track until the heaviness fades out by the final track “Live by Your Own Light”.

Jess’s vocals are like the effect of the colour red on human beings through her power strong vocals that grant you energy as if you swallowed some Red Bull and got yourself some wings.

As much as the vocals were the man of the game, guitars really entertain here with head-banging riffs and emotional  connection with the tracks.

“Leaving With The Halflight” is a heavy rocking ballad that enjoys wild vocals, heavy riffs and solid drums. Using highly engaging tones and lyrics that quickly penetrate through your music and settles itself. Sounding a bit harder rocking pop that lacks solos and guitar melodic licks.

Stages are yearning for the Australian rockstars, and that’s why they have a tour coming up in Australia, Uk and the USA starting on the 31st of March, the same date as the date of release.

Enjoy the album live on the end of march to begin again with the fine melodies of “Raisng Ravens” and until it’s released, book your tickets for the gigs and play the latest tracks by “Raising Ravens”.