This week, Features contributor Matty G speaks with Chicago-based artist Jessica Risker. They discuss her first full-length album in seven years, Calendar Year, how the leading single from the album "City Hours" is the "dystopian apex" of the album, and the podcast project born out of the pandemic that combines her musicianship with her therapist career, "Music Therapy with Jessica Risker."

"There's always a gap between what you imagine something you make could be and then your capacity to actually pull that off. And even though there's certainly more room for growth, I really feel like this is my best work." - Jessica Risker on her new album

Jessica Risker will play an album release show for Calendar Year at Constellation on September 5th. 

Produced by Jessi D.

Photo Credit: Rachel Winslow

For a transcript of this interview, please visit the blog.