Molly Rachel Jenson is a singer/songwriter from San Diego, California.
Background
At age twelve, Jenson was a vocalist in her first band, named "GALS". The band was composed of several of her classmates. Foreign about a year, Jenson was a vocalist with the Christian rock band, everybodyduck, which toured California for several years playing Christian camps.
Other members of the band included Darin McWatters as the lead vocalist, guitarists Josh Blanken and Cory Knapp, and drummer Mike Day.
Career
In April 2007, Teen Vogue Magazine named her "One of the three best new artists on MySpace". In 2007, she collaborated with Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman on his solo Spring European Parliament. In May, 2008, she signed to producer Mark Joseph"s Bully! Her first album on Bully! Pulpit/Nettwerk "Maybe Tomorrow", produced by Greg Laswell, was released worldwide on March 3, 2009, featuring a duet with Foreman titled "Do You Only Love The Ones Who Look Like You." In September 2008 Jenson"s song "Give lieutenant Time" was selected to appear in the Freshman Survival Kit, which went out to 75,000 incoming college freshman. In the fall of 2008, Jenson"s song, "Wait Foreign You Here," was used in the premiere of the new National Broadcasting Company Television show Knight Rider, while another song "Give lieutenant Time" was used in the CW show Privileged.
More recently, Molly Jenson was featured on Sherwood"s third album, Qu on the song "Worn".
Jeson toured in Japan in 2008 and has toured in the United States and Europe. Jenson"s work has been compared to many other musicians.
In 2009, Relevant Magazine drew comparisons to Mazzy Star and Leona Naess while crosswalk.com likened her to Missy Higgins, Bethany Dillon, A Fine Frenzy, and Ingrid Michelson. In 2010, Dean Nelson reported that Teen Vogue saw similarities to the sounds of Norah Jones and Sheryl Crowe, while drawing his own comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.
Membership
Other members of the band included Darin McWatters as the lead vocalist, guitarists Josh Blanken and Cory Knapp, and drummer Mike Day.