Dutch-British artist Tessa Rose Jackson releases new single “Built To Collide” following last year’s tracks “Fear Bangs The Drum” and “By Morning” as another glimpse of her upcoming studio album ‘The Lighthouse’. The dynamic indie-pop track progressively intensifies with dreamy guitar, playful strings, and culminates in a fast-paced drum finale, serving as a gentle reminder that while life deserves to be taken seriously, there’s joy in knowing when not to. Jackson says, “This is my rant song. A song about accepting that sometimes you live and you don’t learn. It’s human nature to mess up, to sometimes fall into the old mistakes you thought you’d grown out of. This song is my celebration of this and an invitation to slightly poke fun at yourself. Thought you’d know better by now? Well guess what, you don’t! Dust yourself off, have a little laugh and move on.” The 33-year-old artist, who achieved success with 2013’s ‘(Songs From) The Sandbox’ at age 19, spent the next decade retreating behind the moniker Someone, pushing the boundaries of art and music with experimental visuals, augmented reality, and immersive live shows influenced by Air, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Carole King, Feist, and Tame Impala through releases including 2019’s ‘Orbit’ EP, 2020’s ‘Orbit II’ EP, 2021’s ‘Shapeshifter’, and 2023’s ‘Owls’.
‘The Lighthouse’ arrives later this month as a haunting yet life-affirming reflection on ancestry and belonging, written during a secluded period in rural France. Jackson reflects, “The Lighthouse felt like a beacon. It’s an album that talks about death, but not in a purely dark sense. For me, it’s also about the celebration of life – embracing fears, identity, and the stories we inherit.” Raised in Amsterdam to two lesbian mothers, Jackson lost one of her parents at a young age, learning to think about death and loss as something inescapable and vast very early on. Rich with ghostly folklore, spectral folk, and cinematic alt-pop textures, the record explores themes of mortality, memory, and gratitude. Following the album release, Jackson embarks on European tour dates:
Thu 29 Jan 2026 Glasgow – The Glad Cafe
Wed 11 March 2026 Brighton – Folklore
Thu 12 March 2026 London – SJQ
Fri 13 March 2026 Bristol – The Louisiana
Sat 14 March 2026 Manchester – The Castle
Sun 15 March 2026 Tynemouth – ALTR
Wed 18 March 2026 Edinburgh – Leith Depot
Fri 20 March 2026 Paris – l’Archipel
Sat 21 March 2026 Amsterdam – Paradiso Tolhuistuin
Mon 23 March 2026 Berlin – LARK
Tue 24 March 2026 Hamburg – Nochtwache
Wed 25 March 2026 Cologne – Theater der Wohngemeinschaft