Phoebe Bridgers’ label reveals jasmine.4.t as first UK signee – hear Boygenius-produced single ‘Skin On Skin’

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Phoebe Bridgers’ record label has announced singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t as its first UK signee – listen to her single ‘Skin On Skin’, produced by Boygenius, here.Manchester-based Jasmine is Saddest Factory Records’ first signing from the UK, and the signing came about after a support slot with Bridgers’ Boygenius bandmate Lucy Dacus.She shared ‘Skin On Skin’ on social media earlier today (July 16), and said: “I can’t believe this is finally out in the world, it’s one that I wrote early in my transition about T4T [trans for trans] love and it’s a dream come true to have @julienrbaker’s solos on it, as well as her, @phoebebridgers and @lucydacus producing, and my trans comrades @_eobr, @vixens_diary and Bobby Gruska performing alongside me with @phoenix_rousiamanis on spiritual guidance!”Saddest Factory shared a post, too, writing, “Classic first day mistake, our new employee @Jasmine.4.t forgot her badge.

Check out her new single, “Skin on Skin,” to soothe the burn of not being able to get into the building tomorrow morning!”A post shared by jasmine.4.t (@jasmine.4.t)A post shared by Saddest Factory Records (@saddestfactoryrecords)Jasmine began playing the guitar after her late uncle gave her his instrument, and she began playing in “silly skate punk bands” and releasing material on Breakfast Records, a label she co-founded with friends.She was going to release her new music on her own, too, but decided to submit demos to Saddest Factory Records after touring with Dacus.

Jasmine recalls Dacus telling her, “‘Okay, I just played your demos for Phoebe in the car. She’s on the phone to her manager, trying to work out how she can sign you.’”Jasmine uses her platform to speak up for transgender rights and other marginalised.