| The Demos | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jess Moskaluke |
| Cover: | The Demos.jpeg |
| Released: | February 19, 2021 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 33:16 |
| Prev Title: | Past the Past |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Heartbreaker |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The Demos is the second studio album by Canadian country artist Jess Moskaluke.[1] [2] It was released on February 19, 2021, through MDM Recordings.[3] [4] It includes the number-one Canada Country hit "Country Girls",[5] as well as "Halfway Home",[6] "Mapdot",[7] "Leave Each Other Alone",[8] and "Nothin' I Don't Love About You".[9]
Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Moskaluke had not intended to release an album for some time, intending to work on singles instead.[1] After the institution of travel restrictions, she could not travel from her home in Saskatchewan to Nashville, Tennessee to record new music with producer Corey Crowder.[3] Rather than writing new songs, Moskaluke decided to delve into her back catalogue of songs she had never recorded on past albums.[2] She worked with Crowder to virtually turn the demos of these songs into a fully-produced record.[3]
The Demos received generally positive reviews. Joshua Murray of The Reviews Are In called the album a "good listen" that "[doesn't] seem to go by too quickly or too slowly".[10] Kim Hughes of Parton and Pearl noted Moskaluke's "mighty, indefatigable" voice.[11] Hannah Rastrick of Complete Country said that the "songs cover every stage of love that we can all relate to" and referred to Moskaluke's vocals as "spot on".[12]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [13] | CAN Digital [14] | AUS Country [15] | ||||||
| 2019 | "Country Girls" | 1 | 31 | 13 |
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| 2020 | "Halfway Home" | 11 | — | 4 | ||||
| "Mapdot" | 15 | — | 44 | |||||
| 2021 | "Leave Each Other Alone" | 35 | — | 29 | ||||
| "Nothin' I Don't Love About You" | 13 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory | ||||||||
| Australia | February 19, 2021 | [16] | ||
| Various | MDM Recordings | [17] | ||
| Canada | [18] | |||
| May 2021 | Compact disc | [19] |