Hello and welcome back to another blog post! For this week’s New Girl, I will be discussing singer-songwriter, Jill Andrews. I first heard of Jill when Beauty & The Beast used her song Rust Or Gold, and I immediately fell in love with her music. Jill Andrews was born in Normal, Illinois, and raised in Johnson City, Tennessee. When Jill was 17, she borrowed a friend's guitar and learned basic chords but soon became bored. In an interview with Guitar Girl Magazine, she stated that she didn’t get into playing guitar and songwriting until she was 19. In 2004, Jill co-founded the band The Everybodyfields, but the band broke up after four months. Jill then released her self-titled EP, which consisted of six songs. On tour in 2010, Jill recorded her first album, The Mirror, and in 2015 released another album called The War Inside. The War Inside was very successful because TV shows featured many of her songs. In the past couple of years' Jill has released a lot of music, including, Gimme The Beat Back EP (2020), Thirties (2020), Vultures EP (2021), and Ellen EP (2021). Jill is also associated with other music groups like Hush Kids.
Today I will be writing about my favorite song of hers: Rust Or Gold. The music starts with a soft piano and synthesizer in the background. When Jill’s vocals come in, you can hear the electric guitar. I absolutely love how the piano complements Jill`s vocal melody while she is singing. The lyrics are one of the most vital parts of the song, and this song is about making choices in life. For example, the chorus lyrics are: “Rust or gold, you decide what you see, what you hold. Let it burn there in your hand, watch it grow, watch it grow. Breath of life come and fill your lungs, and give it away until it’s gone. Or hold it in and let it die, let it die, let it die.” You choose to see something as an opportunity and just let it pass by. I also love the instrumental during the chorus. There is a build-up from the pre-chorus that gives a nice transition into the chorus, which includes more synthesizer and electric guitar. The piano part has now been taken over by the guitar to provide the song with something new in the second verse. When the song goes back into the chorus, the song builds up even more with the addition of percussion. It then flows into an instrumental part that includes a string section going to the song's climax with the final chorus. This is when all the instruments throughout the song play altogether, including some backup harmony vocals.This is the part of the song that you have been waiting for, and it fills every expectation you have. Then Jill quickly drops every instrument except the piano to make a complete circle to how the song started. Having this done makes me want to replay the song the instant it’s done.
I hope you will all check out Jill’s song. I definitely think it’s a Lydia’s Girls song and that you should check it out. Have a great week everyone!
Lydia's Girls Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ETYI6A3dsOe9fJTBQVWg8?si=bee3644d169c4544
Author: Lydia MacDavid
Chief Editor: Jacob Tomeny
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