Debut album: “These days”
“‘These days, I don’t lose sleep anymore,’ sings Jess O’Brien on ‘These Days.’
The title track is a gorgeous and cathartic opener on the Plainfield singer-songwriter’s spellbinding debut, ‘These Days,’ which O’Brien released in May of 2025.
And it’s one of many stellar tunes on the 14-song, hour-long set,
which marks the arrival of an unassuming yet assured new voice on the Vermont music scene.”
— Tom Huntington, Music Correspondent, Times Argus / Rutland Herald
These Days
Debut album — 2025
Written between 2022 and 2025, These Days is the debut album of Vermont-based singer-songwriter Jess O'Brien. Rich in folk, blues, country, and the American singer-songwriter tradition, the album traverses the full range of human experience — from Americana grit to soft, heart-wrenching intimacy — anchored throughout in emotional honesty, keen observation, and storytelling that is deeply human, and deeply feeling.
Recorded, mixed, and produced by Colin McCaffrey at The Green Room in East Montpelier, Vermont. Mastered by Lane Gibson at the Vermont Music Lab in Essex Junction, Vermont. Vocal harmonies by Paul Miller, who served as Executive Producer of the project.
Pictured: Paul Miller, Jess O’Brien, and Colin McCaffrey from “These Days” Album Release show at the Plainfield Opera House, October 18th, 2025