Jack River Signs With G.Y.R.O., Releases First New Music in Three Years

Jack River has released “Borderline” under a new deal with G.Y.R.O. (Get Your Record Out).

The electronic song is the independent Australian singer, songwriter and advocate’s first release since 2023’s Endless Summer. During that period, Jack River, whose real name is Holly Rankin, performed more than 20 shows while pregnant with her first daughter, Maggie.

Rankin wrote “Borderline” after a breakthrough night out on her own, drawing on the emotions, fears, vulnerability and strength that came with rediscovering the world.

“This is a song about traveling beyond the borderline, back to one’s self, back to freedom,” she says. “I wrote this song after one of my first nights alone in three years, overwhelmed with the feeling that my sense of self was returning, and the reckoning that comes with that. It’s the beginning of a new era for Jack River – with less rules, less constraints, and more independence.”

Rankin is working on a collection of songs about years of “change and transition” in her “relationships, her career and her personal world,” according to a statement announcing the project. “Motherhood brought fearlessness, conviction and a realization that there’s no time to mess around, bringing with it new discipline and boundaries, but also a sense of freedom.”

Jack River’s 2018 debut album, Sugar Mountain, received three ARIA Award nominations for breakthrough artist of the year, best pop release and engineer of the year. It also received an AIR Award nomination for best independent pop album and an APRA Award nomination for breakthrough songwriter of the year.

Andy Irvine, CEO and co-founder of Brisbane-based independent music distribution and label services company G.Y.R.O., welcomed Jack River to its roster. “Holly has a clear vision for her music and an unwavering determination to make the Australian industry better for artists,” he said. “The team at G.Y.R.O. are excited to harness that independent spirit and bring her new music to audiences here and around the world.”

Stream “Borderline” below.

Source: Billboard