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Patterson moves between spacious folk and turn-of-the-millennium R&B-pop, using acoustic guitar, piano, autoharp, clipped loops and synthetic swells. Her voice shifts from a breathy low register into sharp vibrato and wordless cries; the newer Songs From A Valley Girl material is brighter and more rhythmic than The Hermit without losing its ache.

More about Jordan Patterson

Born in North Carolina and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Patterson began with Pasadena house shows and self-recorded releases before The Hermit reached The FADER’s best-of-2025 list. Songs From A Valley Girl became her first Secretly Canadian release in 2026, connecting her intimate songwriting to the label’s lineage of idiosyncratic singer-songwriters.

A story

While playing Pasadena house shows after high school, she cold-emailed Dijon and producer Henry Kwapis asking to work together.

Playing

• 2026-11-05 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · Supersonic Records · Supersonic Records
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Labels

Start here

• Songs From A Valley Girl (2026) · Secretly Canadian
  Five concentrated songs joining Valley memories, folk picking and R&B color.
• The Hermit (2025) · Ozella’s Child / Many Hats Distribution
  The spacious, grief-heavy record that established her vocal language.

Worked with

• Eric Van Thyne frequent co-producer and instrumentalist
• Mulherin produced and performed on Cinderella
• Henry Kwapis co-produced Cinderella
• John DeBold produced QDS

For fans of

Nick Drake, Cameron Winter, Roberta Flack, Thom Yorke

Official links

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