JADE is the first face of CLASH 129, our 20th Anniversary Edition
For much of her twenties, the singer from South Shields was one quarter of the best-selling girl-group of the 2010s. Little Mixs festival-ready, aspirational sound dominated the charts. Their success was in part down to their prolific output: the group released six albums in just an eight year span. They were omnipotent, and overworked, until their hiatus in 2022.
In her post girl-group epoch, JADE has taken her time reckoning with her experiences as a young, pliable female artist, encoding her history in artful, addictive songs that explore the paradox of fame. Conceptualising an era redolent of a noughties fanzine, JADEs first steps towards solo glory disentangle her private and public personas, shattering the televised illusion whilst arriving at a new epiphany.
Embracing the far-flung idiosyncrasies she had to stifle early in her career, JADEs forthcoming debut album heralds the arrival of a top-of-the-class graduate of the old and new school of pop music.
The entire process of making this album has been about honouring who I truly am, she tells CLASH. The difference now is Im very much aware of what this all is. I cant be surprised or hoodwinked anymore, because Ive experienced it all.
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Words: Shahzaib Hussain
Photography: Chieska Fortune Smith
Photography Assistant: Georgia Williams
Fashion: Appoline Coquet
Fashion Assistant: Emeline Taverne
Makeup: Grace Ellington
Hair: Maki Tanako
Creative Director: Rob Meyers
