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A Mile South of Heaven

Jess Williamson

Oct 9, 202646 minNew West Records, LLC

  • Country
  • Outlaw country
  • Americana
  • Alternative country
  • Singer-songwriter

Recasts outlaw country with pedal steel, banjo, and Texas drawl. Balances homesickness and Los Angeles dislocation through eerie sparseness, though some passages feel stodgy.

1
Goodbye to All That
3:19
2
High Heels and Blue Jeans
3:57
3
Country Mile
4:12
4
A Mile South of HeavenE
3:18
5
Tracking the TropicsE
4:01
6
Dark Day in DallasE
3:28
7
Hum of the City
4:28
8
Texas Time
3:00
9
Someone Else’s Horses
4:25
10
Legends Die
3:58
11
Battle Scar
4:21
12
The Gem and Mineral Show
3:35

Critic reviews

  • The Guardian: 3/5by Aimee Cliff
    Oct 9, 2026

    A Mile South of Heaven’s most intriguing moments come when she strips country music back to its bare essentials

  • Pitchfork: 8.4/10by Sadie Sartini Garner
    Oct 13, 2026

    Like Emmylou Harris on Pieces of the Sky, Williamson sounds like she’s fully arrived, making music only she could make