My First Album (Jessica Winter album)

My First Album
Studio album by
Jessica Winter
Released11 July 2025 (2025-07-11)
Genre
Length44:19
LabelLucky Number
Producer
  • Bo En
  • Ferguson
  • Krinks
  • Raziel
  • Tim Randolph
  • Stefan Storm
  • Dante Traynor
  • Gamaliel Traynor
  • Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter chronology
Limerance
(2023) 		My First Album
(2025)
Singles from My First Album
  1. "L.O.V.E."
    Released: 18 February 2025
  2. "All I Ever Really Wanted"
    Released: 8 April 2025
  3. "Wannabe"
    Released: 13 May 2025
  4. "Aftersun"
    Released: 11 June 2025
  5. "Big Star"
    Released: 8 July 2025

My First Album is the debut studio album by English songwriter and musician Jessica Winter. It was released on 11 July 2025 via Lucky Number in LP, CD and digital formats.

Background

The album, noted as "very poppy" and incorporating elements of indie rock, disco and industrial music,[3] was produced by Winter with alongside several producers including Clarence Clarity and Gamaliel Traynor.[4] It was preceded by Winter's 2023 EP, Limerence, for which she received recognition as a Top 100 emerging artist from NME.[1]

The lead single of the album, "L.O.V.E.", was released on 18 February 2025.[5] On 8 April 2025, she announced the album's tracklist and release date alongside its second single, "All I Ever Really Wanted".[6] On 13 May 2025, she released "Wannabe", the album's third single.[7] The album's fourth single, "Aftersun", was released on 11 June 2025.[8] She released the album's final single, "Big Star", on 8 July 2025.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[2]
God Is in the TV8/10[10]
MusicOMH[3]
NME[1]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, My First Album received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[11]

The album received a three-star rating from MusicOMH, whose reviewer John Murphy described it as "a fine debut album which hints at signs of greatness to come."[3] AllMusic gave it a three-point-five rating and noted, "It should come as no surprise, then, that the self-produced My First Album doesn't sound like the work of a newbie, although it does find Winter making a statement about coming into her own."[4]

Clash assigned it a rating of eight out of ten, describing it as "bold, fascinating, and addictive. A dark pleasure for summer season."[2] NME referred to the album as "an impassioned and idiosyncratic patchwork, one which paints a portrait of anxious and wistful personhood that is, on the contrary, definitive and assured," giving it a four-star rating.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Nirvana"
  • Jessica Winter
  • Scott Rimington
  • Winter
  • Debi Priya
  • Rimington
  • Winter
  • Krinks[c]
  • Tim Randolph[c]
4:04
2."L.O.V.E."
  • Winter
  • Peter Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Krinks[c]
3:56
3."Feels Good (For Tonight)"Winter
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Stefan Storm
  • Charles Wallert
  • Winter
  • Storm
  • Krinks[c]
3:07
4."Aftersun"Winter
  • Winter
  • Krinks
  • Winter
  • Krinks
3:00
5."Big Star"
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Krinks[c]
3:34
6."Worst Person in the World"Winter
  • Winter
  • Krinks
  • Raziel[c]
3:02
7."I See the Robin"Winter
  • Winter
  • Randolph
  • Winter
  • Randolph
3:33
8."All I Ever Really Wanted"
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Dante Traynor
  • Gamaliel Traynor
3:08
9."Wannabe"Winter
  • Winter
  • Scott Rimington
  • Winter
  • Krinks[c]
2:59
10."Just Like That"Winter
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Krinks[c]
3:23
11."Got Something Good"
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Krinks[c]
  • Clarence Clarity[c]
3:28
12."Only Lonely"
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
  • Winter
  • Ferguson
3:50
13."To Know Her"
  • Winter
  • Bo En
  • Winter
  • Bo En
3:15
Total length:44:19

Note

  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

Musicians

  • Jessica Winter – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1–8, 10–13), bells (1), piano (2–4, 6, 10), synthesizer (2, 4, 6, 12), guitar (2, 7, 9, 12), bass guitar (4), arrangement (7, 11), drums (11)
  • Peter Ferguson – guitar (1), piano (2, 3, 5), background vocals (2, 5, 8, 11, 12), arrangement (2, 5, 10, 11), synthesizer (2, 5), programming (2, 10, 11), bass guitar (5), flute (5)
  • Krinks – synthesizer (1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12), programming (4, 9)
  • C. G. Whitear – guitar (1, 5, 9, 12)
  • Scott Rimington – guitar (1, 5, 9)
  • Eleanor Wallace – saxophone (1, 5, 11)
  • Stefan Storm – programming, synthesizer (3)
  • Martin Tronsson – bass guitar (3)
  • Christina Lopez – percussion (4), drums (5)
  • Morgan Noise – clarinet (5)
  • Raziel – bass guitar, drums (6)
  • Tim Randolph – bass guitar, drums (7, 9, 12); percussion (9), guitar (12)
  • Clarence Clarity – drums, guitar (8); synthesizer (11)
  • Dante Traynor – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer (8)
  • Gamaliel Traynor – programming, synthesizer (8)
  • Larry Hibbitt – bass guitar, guitar (11)
  • David Evans – synthesizer (12)
  • Calum Bowen – arrangement, bass guitar, guitar, piano, programming (13)

Technical

  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing (1, 2, 4, 8–12)
  • Barny Barnicott – mixing (3, 5–7, 13)
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Krinks – engineering (1–6, 9–12)
  • Jessica Winter – engineering (1, 2, 9)
  • C. G. Whitear – engineering (1, 5)
  • Calum Sanderson – engineering (1, 5)
  • Larry Hibbitt – engineering (2, 5, 9, 11)
  • Peter Ferguson – engineering (2, 5)
  • Stefan Storm – engineering (3)
  • Lucas August – engineering (5)
  • Ben Matravers – engineering (6, 10)
  • Raziel – engineering (6)
  • Tim Randolph – engineering (7, 12)
  • Dante Traynor – engineering (8)
  • Gamaliel Traynor – engineering (8)

Visuals

  • Nan Moore – art direction, cover photo
  • Luke Nugent – photo editing

Charts

Chart performance for My First Album
Chart (2025) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 17

References

  1. ^ a b c d Robinson, Otis (10 July 2025). "Jessica Winter – 'My First Album' review: cementing her stake in the campy queer pop game". NME. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Murray, Robin (11 July 2025). "Jessica Winter – My First Album". Clash. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Murphy, John (8 July 2025). "Jessica Winter – My First Album". MusicOMH. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Donelson, Marcy. "My First Album – Jessica Winter". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ Taylor, Sam (10 February 2025). "Jessica Winter has returned with new single 'L.O.V.E.', and a London show announcement". Dork. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (8 April 2025). "Jessica Winter details her debut full-length, My First Album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  7. ^ Taylor, Sam (13 May 2025). "Jessica Winter has released an Edward Scissorhands-inspired video for her new single 'Wannabe'". Dork. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (11 June 2025). "Jessica Winter shares new single, "Aftersun"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  9. ^ Linazasoro, Nick (8 July 2025). "Jessica Winter drops new single ahead of debut album and UK tour". Sussex News. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. ^ Elkin, Trev (10 July 2025). "Jessica Winter - 'My First Album' (Lucky Number) - God Is In The TV". Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b My First Album by Jessica Winter, retrieved 14 July 2025
  12. ^ "My First Album / Jessica Winter / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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