Faith Healer (band)

This article is about the Canadian band. For the British 1990s indie band, see Th' Faith Healers. For other uses, see Faith healer (disambiguation).

Faith Healer is a Canadian indie rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, whose core member is singer and songwriter Jessica Jalbert.^[1] Another long-time member is singer-songwriter, producer and recording engineer Renny Wilson.

Faith Healer
Background information
Origin	Edmonton, Alberta
Genres	indie rock
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Mint Records
Members	Jessica Jalbert Renny Wilson Jenni Roberts Mitch Holtby Ross Faulder Connor Donaldson

History

Jalbert first collaborated with Wilson on her solo debut album Brother Loyola in 2011,^[2] before deciding to adopt the band name Faith Healer as she did not want her music to be pigeonholed as singer-songwriter pop.^[3]

The band's debut album Cosmic Troubles was released March 31, 2015 on Mint Records.^[2] The album was met with positive reviews from Pitchfork^[4] and Exclaim!.^[5] Wilson played several instruments on the album and created a number of the arrangements.^[6]

Jalbert and Wilson recorded their second album, Try ;-), in Montreal. It was released in September 2017.^[7][8] The pair added Jenni Roberts and Mitch Holtby to create a complete band; the group performed at the 2017 Pop Montreal Festival.^[9] The album was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.^[10] Additional band members include Ross Faulder and Connor Donaldson.

Discography

As Jessica Jalbert

Singles

• Paris Green^[11] (2011)
• Necromancy^[12] (2011)
• Lack Of A Lake^[13] (2011)

Album

• Brother Loyola (Old Ugly Recording Co, 2011)^[14]

Music Video

• Paris Green - Directed by Mike Robertson^[15] (2011)

As Faith Healer

Singles

• Until The World Lets Me Go^[16] (2014)
• Again^[17] (2015)
• Universe^[18] (2015)
• Canonized^[19] (2015)
• Light Of Loving^[20] (2017)
• Sterling Silver^[21] (2017)
• Try ;-)^[22] (2017)

Albums

• Cosmic Troubles (Mint Records, 2015)
• Try ;-) (Mint Records, 2017)

Music Videos

• Canonized - Directed by Mike Robertson^[23] (2015)
• Try ;-) - Directed by Jordan Minkoff^[24] (2017)

• & Waiting - (Homemade, 2018)^[25]

• Another Fool - Directed by Renny Wilson^[26] (2022)

References

1. "Faith Healer ready for a second go-around". Edmonton Journal, September 7, 2017.
2. "Edmonton act Faith Healer’s career on the verge of a cosmic rebirth" March 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. BeatRoute, March 23, 2015.
3. "Faith Healer is dedicated ’70s psych-pop on Try ;-)". The Georgia Straight, November 8, 2017.
4. "Faith Healer: Cosmic Troubles Album Review". Pitchfork. April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
5. "Faith Healer Cosmic Troubles". Exclaim!. April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
6. "Faith Healer ready for a second go-around". Edmonton Journal, Tom Murray, September 7, 2017.
7. "Faith Healer Unveil Sophomore Album 'Try ;-)'". Exclaim!, July 6, 2017.
8. "Faith Healer leaves lyrics open to interpretation". Georgia Straight, by Mike Usinger on February 28, 2018
9. "Faith Healer POP Montreal, Montreal QC, September 15". Exclaim!, Matt Bobkin, September 16, 2017
10. "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.
11. Jalbert, Jessica. "Paris Green". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
12. Jalbert, Jessica. "Necromancy". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
13. Jalbert, Jessica. "Lack Of A Lake". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
14. "Jessica Jalbert - Brother Loyola". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
15. Robertson, Mike. "Video portfolio: Jessica Jalbert - "Paris Greem"". cagocollective.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
16. Deville, Chris (January 14, 2015). "Faith Healer - Again (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
17. Deville, Chris (January 14, 2015). "Faith Healer - Again (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
18. Breihan, Tom (February 10, 2015). "Faith Healer - Universe". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
19. Lindenburg, Aaron (March 2, 2015). "Faith Healer - Canonized". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
20. Farrell, Margaret (July 6, 2017). "Faith Healer - Canonized". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
21. Ilkowski, Kim (August 2, 2017). "Faith Healer - Stirling Silver". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
22. Mertens, Max. "Tracks: "Try ;-)" - Faith Healer". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
23. White, Caitlin (May 28, 2015). "Faith Healer - "Canonized" Video". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
24. Ross, Alex Robert (August 21, 2017). "The Solar Eclipse Won't Do Anything as Weird as Faith Healer's "Try" Video". vice.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
25. Rossignol, Derrick (January 18, 2018). "Faith Healer's iPhone-Shot Video For '& Waiting' Was Spontaneously Filmed On A Florida Beach". Uproxx.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
26. Faith Healer. "Another Fool". youtube.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.