Jenny O.

2010–2012: Home EP

In 2010, Jenny O. released a five-song EP of demo recordings titled Home.^[3] The first single, "Well OK Honey," appeared in the real-guitar-based video game Rocksmith,^[4] HBO's True Blood,^[5] and a television campaign by Toyota.^[6] In the same year, "Won't Let You Leave" was licensed by Subaru in a television campaign.^[7]

Jenny was a member of the LA Ladies Choir, who released one album, "Sing Joyfully" on Teenage Teardrops Records in 2010.^[8]

2013: Automechanic and Holy Trinity Records

On February 5, 2013, Jenny O. released an album, Automechanic on her own label, Holy Trinity Records.^[9] The album was produced by Jonathan Wilson in Echo Park, Los Angeles and features James Gadson on drums.^[10]

2016: Work EP

On October 7, 2016, Jenny O. released a second EP of demo recordings, titled Work.^[11] The first single, "Cheer Up Free Your Mind," was re-recorded in Simlish for The Sims 4 video game. "Case Study B" plays in Episode 605 of Orange Is The New Black.^[5]

2017–2019: Peace & Information

Peace & Information, Jenny O.’s second album, was produced by Jonathan Wilson and released August 4, 2017 on Holy Trinity Records.^[12] The song "Trauma Jules" was licensed by the U.S. television series Shameless. "Power & Charm" appears in Riverdale.^[5] The song "If You're Lonely" is heard over the closing credits of Season 2, Episode 8 of the Bravo series Imposters.^[13]

2020: New Truth

Jenny O.'s third album, New Truth, produced by Kevin Ratterman, was released August 7, 2020.^[14]

2023: Spectra

Jenny O.'s fourth album, Spectra, produced by Kevin Ratterman, was released February 23, 2023.^[15]

Singles and compilations

• "Get Down For The Holidays", The Christmas Gig, a Target holiday compilation, 2010.
• "I'm Gonna Love You Too" by Buddy Holly, Rave On Buddy Holly, Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group, 2011.
• "The Happiest Days of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2", by Pink Floyd, Cool For School, Manimal Vinyl, 2014.^[16]
• "Ragtime Queen", Fraggle Rock – Dream a Dream and See, Beta-Petrol, 2013.^[17]
• "1941," This Is The Town – A Tribute To Harry Nilsson (Volume 1), Royal Potato Family, 2014.^[18]
• "Waterfalls" by TLC produced for the television series, Grey's Anatomy Holy Trinity Records, 2015.
• "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" by The Seeds, Holy Trinity Records, 2019.
• "Not My President," Holy Trinity Records, 2020.

Television and film

On December 12, 2013, Jenny O. appeared with her band, Jenny O. & the High Society, on Last Call with Carson Daly, performing "Seashells" and "Automechanic."^[19] They appeared again on the show March 13, 2014 to perform "Lazy Jane" and "Learned My Lessons."^[20]

Jenny O. recorded a version of "Lucky" by songwriter Kat Edmonson for a Coca-Cola television campaign which aired during the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[21]

In 2014, she performed the theme song for the ABC television series Selfie.^[22]

Background vocals

Jenny O. provided vocals on the following recordings:

• "Funtimes In Babylon," Father John Misty, Fear Fun, 2012.
• "'99," Harper Simon, Division Street, 2013.
• "Hummingbird," Bonnie "Prince" Billy, by Leon Russell, 2014.^[23]
• "I'll See You Again," Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, by Roy Harper, 2014.^[24]
• "Moses Pain," Jonathan Wilson, Fanfare, Bella Union, 2015.
• "Stone Cold Daddy-O," Jonny Fritz, Sweet Creep, ATO, 2016.
• Richard Edwards, Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset, Joyful Noise, 2017.
• "Sylvie," Leslie Stevens, Thirty Tigers, Sinner, 2019.

Touring

In 2011, Jenny O. toured the U.S. West Coast with Ben Harper, Leon Russell, and Father John Misty.^[25][26][27] In 2013, she toured the U.S. and Europe with Sixto Rodriguez.^[28] She has subsequently toured with The Proclaimers,^[29] Rodrigo Amarante,^[30] Rhett Miller,^[31] Dar Williams,^[32] Joe Purdy,^[33] Robert Ellis,^[34] The Wild Reeds,^[29] Radical Face,^[35] and Faye Webster.^[36] Jenny O. has also opened for Violent Femmes,^[37] Tegan and Sara,^[38] Wanda Jackson,^[39] Adam Green,^[40] and Jenny Lewis.^[41]