Singer, songwriter, and actress Alessa Xo is back with her new single “Jupiter,” a radiant new addition to her ever-evolving body of work. Atmospheric and intimate, the track magnifies the weight and wonder of love’s gravitational pull, representing how it can feel both rooted and thoroughly cosmic at once.
“Jupiter” is heavy with reflection but refuses to stay on earthly terms. Instead, Alessa threads together ethereal textures and an unfiltered emotion to create a universe that is both otherworldly and profoundly human. It’s a song that lingers, resonating like a constellation of memories long after the final note dissolves.
The video shot in Alessa’s hometown of Klagenfurt, Austria, contextualizes this universal theme with a deeply personal backdrop. Local venues and landscapes serve as visual anchors, tributes to the towns that embraced her artistic vision. The result is a film offering that reflects the cross-continental puzzle of her life, from Europe to over a decade in New York City. Alessa gestures to even broader horizons, new singles, fresh collaborations, and perhaps even a book chronicling her life between two continents. Already getting attention from beyond, she is staking her claim as one of the independent voices to watch.
On “Jupiter,” Alessa Xo is issuing an invitation. It’s getting into an artist at the pivot point of music and storytelling, and what it means to be alive before her story bursts open.