Jess & Matt

Jess & Matt
OriginNew South Wales, Australia
GenresPop
Years active2014–present
LabelsSony Music Australia (2015–2018), Independent (2019–present)
MembersJess Dunbar
Matt Price
Websitewww.jessandmattlive.com

Jess & Matt are a pop music duo consisting of husband and wife Jess Dunbar and Matt Price.[1] They started out as solo artists but became a duo in 2014.[2]

Career

2015: The X Factor

In 2015, Jess & Matt auditioned for season seven of The X Factor Australia singing "Georgia" by Vance Joy. They made it to the Grand Final and were mentored by Guy Sebastian, ultimately being the last contestant eliminated behind Cyrus Villanueva and Louise Adams.

Main article: The X Factor (Australia season 7)

  denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles.   denotes having been in the bottom two.

2016–2017: Jess & Matt and Belmont Street

Main articles: Jess & Matt (album) and Belmont Street (EP)

Immediately after The X Factor 2015, Jess & Matt signed with Sony Music Australia and released their would-have-been winners single "Nothing Matters". It debuted and peaked at number 29. They released their debut self-titled album in December, which featured studio re-recorded tracks of some of their performances on the show. It peaked at number 9. In July 2016, they released "Bones".

On 25 January 2017, Jess & Matt released "Sydney to Me" to coincide with their Australia Day concert performance. An EP Belmont Street was released on 10 February 2017.[3]

2018: Songs from the Village and wedding

Main article: Songs from the Village

In June 2018, the duo released their second studio album Songs from the Village which peaked at number 11 on the ARIA charts.

On 8 September, 2018, the duo married in the Hunter Valley.[4]

In October, they were part of the 100 judges on All Together Now.

2019–present: Independent Artists and Wildflowers

In 2019, the duo left Sony and in November 2019, the duo released their first independent single, "Know About You", with the video premiering in January 2020.[5]

In June 2021, the duo announced the released of their third studio, and first of original music, titled Wildflowers released on 9 July 2021.[6]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Jess & Matt 9
Songs from the Village
  • Released: 15 June 2018 (Australia)[9]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 11
Wildflowers
  • Released: 9 July 2021[6]
  • Label: Jess & Matt
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 11
[10]

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[11]
Belmont Street
  • Released: 10 February 2017 (Australia)[12]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download
 20

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[13]
2015 "Nothing Matters"[14] 29 Jess & Matt
2016 "Bones"[15] — non album single
2017 "Sydney to Me"[16] — Belmont Street
2018 "The Times They Are A-Changin'"[17] — Songs from the Village
"Both Sides Now"[18] —
"The Sound of Silence"
(featuring Chris Isaak)[19] 		—
2019 "Know About You"[20] — non album single
2021 "Aftermath"[21] — Wildflowers
"Wreckage"[22] —
"Home Ain't a Home"[6] —

Other charting singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[23]
2015 "Do You Remember" 53[24] Jess & Matt
"You're the One That I Want" 30

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Stacy (18 September 2015). "Jess Dunbar and Matt Price create duo on The X Factor Australia and wow judges". Liverpool Leader. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ Moran, Jonathon (5 October 2015). "Matt and Jess have thrived under the pressure of The X Factor and are stronger for it". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ "THE PURGE #198". auspOp. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Inside the Hunter Valley wedding of two Australian musicians". Vogue. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Jess & Matt drop "Know About You" video". auspOp. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "This home ain't a home without you ✨ New tune & album coming July 9. Wildflowers Pre-Order available now". Facebook. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Jess & Matt by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Songs from the Village by Jess & Matt". JBHiFi. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Belmont Street (EP) by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Nothing Matters (Single)". iTunes Australia. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Bones (Single)". iTunes Australia. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Sydney to Me (Single)". iTunes Australia. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  17. ^ "New Music Releases For 26 January 2018". noise11. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  18. ^ "New Music Releases For 16 February 2018". noise11. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  19. ^ "New Music Releases For 18 May 2018". noise11. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Know About You (Single)". Apple Music. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Aftermath (Single)". Apple Music. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Wreckage (Single)". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  24. ^ "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise 11. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.