Pisgah, the solo project of London-based American singer-songwriter Brittney Jenkins, has announced the release of her second full-length album, Faultlines. Following the quiet acclaim of her 2022 debut Call Louder for Me When You Call, the new record signals a confident artistic evolution—one that broadens Jenkins’ sonic reach while cutting deeper into emotional terrain. Balancing shimmering indie rock textures with stark, intimate moments, Faultlines positions Pisgah as a vital voice in contemporary alternative songwriting.
Written and recorded entirely in Jenkins’ home studio, Faultlines was co-produced, mixed, and mastered by Dan Duszynski (Loma, Jess Williamson). Across its eight tracks, the album moves fluidly between euphoric guitar swells and hushed minimalism, echoing influences that range from Julia Jacklin and Ex:Re (as well as Daughter) to the raw immediacy of Big Thief and Pheobe Bridgers. The result is a record that feels expansive yet intensely personal, rooted in reflection and emotional honesty.
At its core, Faultlines is an exploration of rupture between people, within families, and inside the self. Jenkins examines generational trauma, loss, and survival with an unflinching gaze, tracing the moments that fracture a life and the slow, uneven process of rebuilding. As she explains, “Faultlines explores where fault lies when our relationships, with others and with ourselves, break down completely. It’s about the before and after moments that divide a life, and how you rebuild from them.”
Midway through the record, Jenkins’ songwriting sharpens into striking vignettes. Opening track ‘Cumulonimbus’ sets the tone with crashing, layered guitars that mirror the stormy inheritance of family histories, pairing catharsis with ache. Later, ‘Bone to Pick’ emerges as the album’s emotional centrepiece, confronting the long silence surrounding sexual assault through sparse instrumentation and a raw, exposed vocal. In contrast, ‘Bend to Break’ swells into cinematic alt-country territory, capturing the liberating momentum of escape as thunderous guitars propel Jenkins toward reclamation and distance.
Visual and conceptual influences also play a central role in shaping Faultlines. Jenkins drew inspiration from thunderstorms over desert landscapes, the photography of Francesca Woodman and Gregory Crewdson, the quiet devastation of Aimee Mann, and the mythic symbolism of Hecate, goddess of crossroads. With an academic background in art history, Jenkins created a mood-board before recording, juxtaposing shadow and light to mirror the album’s emotional duality. The cover image, shot on the north shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, encapsulates that tension, capturing a moment of transformation amid turbulence.
Pisgah is the creative moniker of Brittney Jenkins, a songwriter originally from the American South who has lived in Greater London since 2015. Her music sits at the intersection of alternative rock, indie folk, and dream pop—intimate yet cinematic, fragile yet fierce. Having taught herself guitar in 2015, Jenkins has steadily honed her craft, and with Faultlines, she delivers her most fully realised work to date: a record that doesn’t shy away from rupture, but instead finds clarity, strength, and light within it.