Jesse Jo Stark Drops "colorado" Single, Album MUSE Due November 6

Jesse Jo Stark has released "colorado," the lead single from her upcoming album MUSE, due November 6. The single arrives alongside an official video and opens a 13-track record Stark wrote during a three-week stay in Aspen, Colorado.

MUSE is available for pre-order now. "colorado" is streaming everywhere.

What Is on Jesse Jo Stark's Album MUSE

MUSE runs 13 tracks. The full tracklist is:

1. beautiful goodbye 2. chaos 3. colorado 4. the raven 5. she is a flower 6. hollywoods afraid of love 7. muse 8. sugar crash 9. when I knew I should go 10. loves not dead 11. rip 12. age of being honest 13. sundays call

Stark wrote the album in Aspen with close friends and collaborators. According to the release, the recording environment was deliberately removed from her regular life, and the resulting production reflects that: rawer arrangements, more exposed vocals, and minimal processing. The sonic territory the release points to includes melancholic Americana, bruised rock, and stripped singer-songwriter writing. That is a noticeable shift in texture from some of her earlier work, which leaned more cinematic and dark, though the release notes those instincts are still present on MUSE.

The lead single "colorado" is built around spare acoustic guitars and a dry, close vocal. Production is intentionally minimal, with much of the original vocal left untouched in the final mix. Stark described the song as "the womb of the mountains," calling it both a physical place and a feeling that became the foundation for the album.

In her own words from the release: "It was the time to speak without boundary. Even though I felt broken, I also felt an immense amount of freedom. Each day felt so precious. Like I was dancing with a woman I had been hiding from. I was clear."

She also said: "Writing is like bleeding. It's gonna be a bitch to sing these songs."

The video for "colorado" was directed to extend the sonic world of the song visually, centering isolation, stillness, and what the release describes as emotional suspension. Photo credit on press materials goes to Pablo Gonzalez.

Who Is Jesse Jo Stark and What Has She Released Before

Stark is a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and designer. She grew up in a creative environment shaped by the Chrome Hearts world, and she also runs her own clothing line DEADLY DOLL alongside her music career. Her cited influences span country, punk, The Cramps, Merle Haggard, and B-horror aesthetics, which have fed into both her sound and her visual identity.

On the live side, Stark has opened for Post Malone, The Veronicas, The Vaccines, Guns N' Roses, Cannons, and Jane's Addiction. She has played Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds, and performed at Coachella alongside Eyedress. That live resume puts her in rooms that most independent artists spend years working toward.

The release does not confirm producer credits for MUSE or name the specific collaborators she worked with in Aspen. No tour dates are announced at this time. The press release notes that "more exciting news" is coming, suggesting additional announcements are planned between now and the November 6 release date.

If you want to stay on top of any LA-area shows that get added, check the [Something Dope events calendar](/events) as dates are confirmed.

What Independent Artists Can Take from the MUSE Campaign

The rollout here is clean and easy to read: one single, one video, a full tracklist, a pre-order link, and a short album announcement all in one drop. Stark is not spreading the story across multiple weeks of drip content before delivering anything real. She is giving press and fans something concrete to act on right now.

The creative decision to step away from Los Angeles and record in a single concentrated environment is also worth noting. The Aspen sessions gave her a coherent story to tell about the album's origins, and that story is doing real work in the press release. A place, a feeling, a period of time: that framing gives journalists and fans a reason to care that goes beyond a tracklist.

If you are an independent artist working on your own project and want feedback on how to frame your rollout, [submit your release to the Something Dope community](/submit) and we will take a look.