Ian Sweet AKA: Jilian Medford, releases her new album, SUCKER, on November 3rd via Polyvinyl, ahead of the album’s arrival, she has shared a video for “Smoking Again.” Directed by Caroline Pigou, the “Smoking Again” video is a tale of two IAN SWEETs, and features a cameo from Medford’s dog, Blue. “The ‘Smoking Again’ video single handedly made me quit smoking forever,” Medford says. “I smoked so many cigarettes within the first hour of filming that I couldn’t stop throwing up the entire day. This video was a blessing and a curse all wrapped in one.”

To celebrate SUCKER’s release, Polyvinyl and Medford announce a SUCKER listening party tonight at the Fire Talk Shop (67 West St. Brooklyn, NY) from 6pm – 8pm. Following a performance next week at Pitchfork Music Festival London, Medford will perform a handful of headlining tour dates, including stops at The Empty Bottle in Chicago and Zebulon in Los Angeles.

Medford’s musical voice has only become more unique amidst an ever-growing field, and SUCKER is proof positive that — even with a considerable discography in her arsenal — Medford is just getting started. Work on SUCKER began in the fall of 2022; Medford took a cross-country road trip from her L.A. home to an artist residency at The Outlier Inn, which included 24-hour studio access to create in an unfettered fashion. Medford brought these demos to life with co-producers Alex Craig (Binki, Claud) and Isaac Eiger of Strange Ranger, along with mixing engineer Al Carlson (St. Vincent, Jessica Pratt), all of whom helped shape SUCKER into its current form —a record that reconciles Medford’s beginnings with where she’s landed at this current moment. “I revisited the reasons why I started playing music to begin with,” she explains. “I wanted to get more personal and showcase a more confident side musically and lyrically.”

Ian Sweet 2023 Tour Dates

Sat. Nov. 4 – Brighton, UK @ Mutations Festival
Thu. Nov. 9 – London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival London – Hackney Church %
Tue. Nov. 14 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
Fri. Nov. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Sun. Jan. 28, 2024 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

% w/ Crumb, Helado Negro

Pre-order Sucker by Ian Sweet HERE