Jenny Owen Youngs

At the Disco single "High Hopes, " as well as songs with Brett Dennen, Ingrid Michaelson, Shungudzo, Pitbull, and others. Youngs' songs have been used in TV shows such as Weeds, Grey's Anatomy, Nurse Jackie, Suburgatory, and Switched at Birth. In 2017, her 2012 song "Wake Up" was featured over the end credits of BoJack Horsemans season 4 finale. On March 28, 2018, it was announced that Youngs would work as the composer for Muscle Memory, a short film directed by Carly Usdin being made as a part of the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women. In 2018, she provided her voice in “Oh The Bliss” by Dan Romer, in the album for Far Cry 5.

Jenny Owen Youngs studied at State University of New York at Purchase and Kittatinny Regional High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are indie pop.

• Name — Jenny Owen Youngs • Born — 22 November 1981 • Origin — Newton, New Jersey, US • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, bass, flute, tuba • Genre — Indie pop, alternative, indie folk • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 2005–present • Label — Nettwerk

Youngs was born in a hospital elevator. Raised in Newton, New Jersey, Youngs grew up playing the flute, the french horn and the sousaphone in elementary school and the tuba in junior high school. At age 14, her older step-brother told her that if she wanted to be in a band she needed to learn how to play the guitar. She attended Kittatinny Regional High School and graduated from State University of New York at Purchase with a degree in studio composition.

Youngs' first album Batten the Hatches was recorded with borrowed equipment at SUNY-Purchase and self-released in 2005. While at Austin's South by Southwest, Youngs met Gary Calamar, the music supervisor of Showtime's Weeds, which led to her song "Fuck Was I" appearing in Weeds second-season premiere. The notoriety resulted in a contract with Canadian indie label Nettwerk Records. Nettwerk Records re-released her album Batten the Hatches on April 10, 2007, with new artwork and an additional song ("Drinking Song"). Newsweek called the album a top pick, complimenting Youngs' "simple, stripped-down guitar" and her "edgy lyrics and sweetly sung melodies". The Sydney Morning Herald described the album as an "accomplished debut". "Fuck Was I" was also released on Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Vol. 2.

Youngs released her second album, Transmitter Failure, on May 26, 2009. She supported Regina Spektor in her 2009 tour promoting the album Far. Youngs collaborated with Xian Hawkins under the moniker Bell Horses, which resulted in the album This Loves Last Time (2009). In the fall of 2009, Youngs performed alongside Chuck Ragan, Jim Ward, Tim Barry, Joey Cape, Dave Hause, Frank Turner, and others as part of the 2009 Revival Tour.

On July 1, 2010, Youngs launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund her third album and reached her goal of $20,000 in 28 hours. Her drummer, Elliot Jacobson, had his chest waxed as an incentive to reach the goal. The campaign ended on August 13, 2010, with a total of $38,543 and 646 backers. On February 7, 2012, the Kickstarter-backed third studio album, titled An Unwavering Band of Light was released. In 2017, a song from that album, "Wake Up", appeared over the end titles of the Season Four finale of Netflix's Bojack Horseman.

The 12-track album cycles through a 24-hour period, beginning at 7am. Each piece is designed to reflect aspects of the time it's representing, from sunrise to dusk, moonset to blue hour. The earthy, hypnotic project features collaborators John Mark Nelson, Hrishikesh Hirway, and Jess Abbott (solo as Tancred).

In 2015, Youngs moved to Los Angeles where she is working on her next album and co-writing with and for other artists. Youngs' notable cuts include Panic! at the Disco's 2018 single "High Hopes", the 2018 song from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack, "Come On Back", which she co-wrote with Shungudzo and producer Jordan Palmer and appeared in both the film and on the soundtrack, "Miss America", which she co-wrote with Ingrid Michaelson and others for Michaelson's 2016 album It Doesn't Have to Make Sense, and Pitbull's 2016 single "Bad Man", which was debuted at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. She also worked closely with Brett Dennen and Dan Wilson to write three of the five songs on Dennen's 2018 EP, Let's... including the title track. Youngs often collaborates with her friends Chris Farren and A.W.

In September 2016, Youngs launched the podcast Buffering the Vampire Slayer with Kristin Russo. The podcast discusses the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer one episode at a time, and each episode ends with an original recap song about the episode, penned by Youngs and Russo. The podcast is part of the Stitcher Premium network and has been featured in A.V. Club, Entertainment Weekly, Autostraddle, and Buzzfeed.

In August 2019, Youngs launched the podcast Veronica Mars Investigations with Helen Zaltzman. The podcast discusses the popular television series Veronica Mars one episode at a time.

On June 12, 2013, Youngs came out, announcing "I am super gay", and that she was engaged to marry her girlfriend Kristin Russo, whom she married on August 25, 2013. On May 25, 2018, the couple announced they are no longer together but remain friends and will keep working on their mutual projects. Both of them said, "We've come to realize that we will be better—both to ourselves and to each other—within the context of a friendship, rather than a marriage." On May 3, 2020, Youngs announced her engagement to Jess Abbott of Tancred on Twitter.

Jenny Owen Youngs albums • Year — Album details • 2005 (re-released 2007) — Batten the Hatches * Released: * Label: self-released (re-released by Nettwerk) * Format: CD • 2009 — Transmitter Failure * Released: May 26, 2009 * Label: Nettwerk * Format: CD • 2012 — An Unwavering Band of Light * Released: February 7, 2012 * Label: self-released * Format: CD, LP • 2023 — Avalanche * Released: September 22, 2023 * Label: Yep Roc Records * Format: CD, LP • 2024 — OFFAIR: From The Forest Floor * Released: February, 2024 * Label: OFFAIR Records * Format: LP

• "Split" with Dave House (UK vinyl 12" single released April 2007), Gravity DIP Records • "Fuck Was I" (UK single released May 2007), Nettwerk Music Group • "Things We Don't Need Anymore" (digital single), Nettwerk Music Group • "Great Big Plans" (digital single, June 2011) • "Jenny Owen Youngs and A.W. Sing the Magnetic Fields" (vinyl 7" single, September 2013), Asbestos Records

• The Take Off All Your Clothes EP March 12, 2007 • Led to the Sea EP April 7, 2009 • Last Person EP March 23, 2010 • Jukebox the Ghost + Jenny Owen Youngs split EP July 30, 2013 • Slack Tide February 17, 2015 • Night Shift November 15, 2019 • Echo Mountain March 10, 2021 • It's Dangerous to Go Alone June 10, 2022

• Song — Album — Release date • "Not On Your Own" — The Gayest Compilation Ever Made Volume II — January 14. 2014

• Year — Artist — Album — Song • 2015 — A.W. — New Love (SideOneDummy Records) — "Good Way" • "Golden Coast" • 2016 — Zach Jones & The Tricky Bits — Rendezvous with a Comet — "Mushroom Suit" • Ingrid Michaelson — It Doesn't Have to Make Sense (Cabin 24 Records / Mom + Pop Music) — "Miss America" • 2017 — Bo Talks ft. Sarah Hyland — Know U Anymore – Single (Proximity / Geffen) — "Know U Anymore" • Ingrid Michaelson ft. Sara Bareilles — Alter Egos (Cabin 24 Records) — "Miss America" • Jasmine Murray — Jasmine Murray (Fair Trade / Columbia) — "Into Words" • Pitbull ft. Robin Thicke, Joe Perry, and Travis Barker — Climate Change (RCA Records) — "Bad Man" • 2018 — Brett Dennen — Here's Looking at You Kid EP (Downtown Records) — "People I Love" • Panic! at the Disco — Pray for the Wicked (Fueled By Ramen / DCD2 Records) — "High Hopes" • "Roaring 20s" • Brett Dennen — Let's... EP (Downtown Records) — "Let's..." • "Home Away From Home" • "Jenny and Jill" • Ashley Campbell — The Lonely One — "Wish I Wanted To" • Shungudzo — Fifty Shades Freed Soundtrack (Universal / Republic) — "Come On Back" • 2020 — Semisonic — You're Not Alone EP — "Basement Tapes"