Tobias Jesso Jr. will release his new album s h i n e on November The LP arrives over a decade after his 2015 debut, Goon. Since then, he won the first-ever GRAMMY® Award for Songwriter Of The Year in 2023, in addition to Album Of The Year for Harry’s House by Harry Styles, he is nominated for Songwriter Of The Year again at the 2026 GRAMMYS®, as well as Album Of The Year for SWAG by Justin Bieber. This year, Tobias has worked with Bon Iver, Dijon, HAIM, and more. But mostly, he has spent the past decade working on himself.

There were many things Tobias Jesso Jr. wasn’t ready for in 2015. The attention, the performances, the added production and lack of control over his music. So this time, it is all him. He has not performed publicly since Goon. He abandoned the stage and spotlight, and devoted his time to songwriting for others. But he recorded s h i n e completely live, sitting at the piano, alone in his house. Finally feeling comfortable.

Ahead of of the release of s h i n e., Jesso has shared “I Love You,” accompanied by a video. The track features friends, Riley Keough and Dakota Johnson. The latter of whom let Tobias live on her couch when he first moved to Los Angeles and was trying to make it as a musician. Then, an unfortunate turn of events led him to return home to Vancouver, teach himself piano, and make the album that set him on a path to becoming one of the most in-demand songwriters of his generation, and simultaneously destroyed his confidence and wellbeing.

s h i n e was produced by Tobias Jesso Jr, and mixed by Shawn Everett. The eight songs are about himself, his mom, his son, a breakup and his life at this moment in time, with some help from Danielle Haim, Eli Teplin, Julian Bunetta, Justin Vernon, Rosie Hamilton, Tommy King and a psychic.

They were written during a six-week sabbatical he took earlier this year, but are the culmination of everything he has built towards for the past decade. 10 years is awhile, but it is the amount of time it can sometimes take in order to fully embrace yourself, your mistakes and your imperfections.

Tobias Jesso Jr.
s h i n e
tracklist

Waiting Around
Black Magic
Bridges
Green Eyes
Everything May Soon Be Gone
Rain
I Love You
Lullaby

order “I Love You” by Tobias Jesso Jr. HERE