Editing Juliana Hatfield (section)

== Music career ==
=== First bands and solo album ===
Hatfield developed a love for rock music during the 1970s after a babysitter introduced her to the Los Angeles [[punk rock]] band [[X (U.S. band)|X]], an experience she described as life-changing.<ref name="blakebabies1">{{Cite web |date=August 28, 1993 |title=Juliana Talks About Her Favourite Songs Ever |url=http://www.blakebabies.com/archive/jul_mm93.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025744/http://www.blakebabies.com/archive/jul_mm93.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |website=The Blake Babies: Juliana Hatfield &#124; John Strohm &#124; Freda Love |agency=Melody Maker}}</ref> She was also drawn to the music of more mainstream artists, including [[Olivia Newton-John]]<ref name="Background">{{cite web |url=http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/background.html |title=Juliana Hatfield Background |access-date=June 17, 2009 |last=Hatfield |first=Juliana |website=JulianaHatfield.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005646/http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/background.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> and [[The Police]].<ref name=GoldStars>{{cite web |title=Juliana's Notes: GOLD STARS 1992–2002, The Juliana Hatfield Collection |url=http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/goldstarsnotes.html |website=JulianaHatfield.com|access-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050504054327/http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/goldstarsnotes.html |archive-date=May 4, 2005}}</ref>

While still attending [[Berklee College of Music]] in 1986, Hatfield formed the band [[Blake Babies]] with [[John Strohm (musician)|John Strohm]] and [[Freda Love]]. The band released four albums between 1987 and 1991, gaining critical recognition from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[The Village Voice]]'', as well as local radio airplay and press coverage. They also received label support from [[Mammoth Records]] in North Carolina. Blake Babies disbanded in 1992 but briefly reunited in 2001 to release another album.

After Blake Babies disbanded, Hatfield joined [[The Lemonheads]] as their bassist, replacing founding member [[Jesse Peretz]]. She played on their breakthrough 1992 album, ''[[It's a Shame About Ray]].'' After about a year, she left the band but returned in 1993 as a guest vocalist on several tracks of ''[[Come on Feel the Lemonheads]]''.

In 1992, Hatfield released her debut solo album, ''[[Hey Babe]]''.

=== The Juliana Hatfield Three ===

Her commercial breakthrough came in 1993 when she formed the band The Juliana Hatfield Three. Along with her high-school friend Dean Fisher on bass and former [[Bullet LaVolta]] drummer Todd Philips, she handled lead vocals and lead guitar duties. The band released the album ''[[Become What You Are]]'' and two hit singles, "My Sister" and "Spin the Bottle."

"My Sister" was inspired by Hatfield's older brother's girlfriend, Maggie Rafferty, who lived with the family while Hatfield was in high school.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatfield |first1=Juliana |title=When I Grow Up: A Memoir |date=2008 |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |location=Hoboken, NJ |isbn=978-0-470-18959-7 |pages=99–104}}</ref> Hatfield enjoyed Rafferty's eclectic record collection and was also introduced to live music, as Rafferty took her to see the [[Del Fuegos]] and the [[Violent Femmes]], which inspired Hatfield to form a band.<ref name=SPIN-OralHistory />

"Spin the Bottle" was featured on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Reality Bites]]'' (1994). Hatfield also made the cover of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=She's Such a Bitch: The Oral History of Juliana Hatfield Three's 'My Sister' |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/juliana-hatfield-three-my-sister-history-violent-femmes-del-fuegos/ |website=Spin |date=August 28, 2013 |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>

Hatfield was profiled in several girls' magazines, most notably ''[[Sassy (magazine)|Sassy]],'' where she addressed serious issues faced by young women in her songs and interviews.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatfield |first1=Juliana |title=When I Grow Up: A Memoir |date=2008 |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |location=Hoboken, NJ |isbn=978-0-470-18959-7 |pages=73–77}}</ref> Reflecting on this period, she said, "I was never comfortable with the attention. I thought it had come too soon. I hadn't earned it yet."<ref name="Background" /> In 1992, she gained notoriety for revealing in ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine that she was still a virgin in her mid-twenties. In a 1994 interview with ''Vox'', she expressed surprise at the reaction to her 'outing': "I think there are a lot of people out there who don't care about sex, but who you never hear from, so I thought I should say it. The magazine I did the interview for is full of beefcake hunky guys and scantily clad models, so I thought it would be really funny to say that I didn't care about sex in a magazine that's full of sex and beauty – but no one really got the joke."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evandando.co.uk/interviews/intvoxjuliana.htm |title=Interview with Juliana Hatfield by Ann Scanlon |access-date=June 17, 2009 |publisher=Evan Dando and the Lemonheads fansite |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202073122/http://www.evandando.co.uk/interviews/intvoxjuliana.htm |archive-date=December 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Over the years, Hatfield's virginity became a recurring theme in her press coverage, often accompanied by speculation that she had lost it to The Lemonheads' leader, [[Evan Dando]], who referred to her as his "friend and sometimes girlfriend."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bedside-manners-catching-up-with-juliana-hatfield-123174/|title=Bedside Manners: Catching Up With Juliana Hatfield|first=Liza|last=Ghorbani|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=August 11, 1998|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> In 2006, Hatfield sent a letter to ''[[DigBoston|The Weekly Dig]]'' in response to writer Debbie Driscoll's scathing review of [[Soul Asylum]]'s latest album, ''[[The Silver Lining (Soul Asylum album)|The Silver Lining]]''. Kevin Dean from the newspaper responded by bringing up the subject of Hatfield losing her virginity to Dando. Hatfield fired back at Dean for bringing up her sex life, clarifying that she and Dando never had sex, and revealing that it was actually [[Spike Jonze]] to whom she had lost her virginity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/3183/for_the_last_time_i_did_not_lose_my_virginity_to_e/news/|title=For The Last Time I Did Not Lose My Virginity To Evan Dando|first=Scott|last=Lapatine|publisher=Stereogum|date=August 23, 2006|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> She later admitted that she lost her virginity at 26 and was "damn ready."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/life-advice-juliana-hatfield|title=Juliana Hatfield Offers Hard-Earned Tips on Becoming What You Are|first=Melissa|last=Giannini|publisher=Nylon|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

=== Return to solo career ===

The Juliana Hatfield Three remained together only through 1994. By 1995, Hatfield had returned to solo status and released the album ''[[Only Everything]]'', in which she "turned up the volume and the distortion and had a lot of fun."<ref name="Background" /> One reviewer described it as "a fun, engaging pop album."<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212556|label=Only Everything}}</ref> The album produced another alternative radio hit for Hatfield with "Universal Heartbeat." In the video, Hatfield portrayed a demanding aerobics instructor. Before the tour for ''Only Everything'', she released Phillips and hired Jason Sutter on drums, Ed Slanker on guitar, and Lisa Mednick on keyboards. However, two weeks into the tour, she canceled it due to depression.<ref name=":0" />

In her memoir, Hatfield writes that she was suffering from [[Major Depressive Disorder|depression]] severe enough to be suicidal. She disagreed with the decision to avoid talking about her depression.<ref>{{cite news |title=Depression way more badass than 'nervous exhaustion,' Juliana Hatfield says |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/depression-way-more-badass-than-nervous-exhaustion/20076/ |work=Prefix Magazine |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=June 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107220209/http://www.prefixmag.com/news/depression-way-more-badass-than-nervous-exhaustion/20076/ |archive-date=January 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The drummer was replaced by Phillips, and touring resumed with [[Jeff Buckley]] as the opening act.

In 1996, Hatfield traveled to [[Woodstock, New York]], where she recorded tracks for ''God's Foot'', which was intended to be her fourth solo album (or third, if ''[[Become What You Are]]''—recorded with The Juliana Hatfield Three—is not counted). The album was planned for release in 1997. After three unsuccessful attempts to satisfy Atlantic Records' requests for a single, she asked to be released from her contract. The label agreed but retained the rights to the songs recorded during these sessions.<ref name="WW" /> "Mountains of Love" and "Fade Away" were later released on a greatest hits collection titled ''Gold Stars'', while "Can't Kill Myself" was made available for download on Hatfield's website. The remaining tracks surfaced on bootlegs, which she disapproved of, and she has rarely performed them live.<ref name="WW">{{cite news |first=Perry |last=Jonathan |title=The real McCoy |url=http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-08-98/boston_music_2.html |work=Weekly Wire |date=September 8, 1998 |access-date=June 17, 2009 |archive-date=January 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112024322/http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-08-98/boston_music_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1997, Hatfield toured with [[Lilith Fair]], an all-female rock festival co-founded by singer [[Sarah McLachlan]].<ref name=Cellars-SomeGirls>{{cite web |title=Cellars By Starlight: Talking Heads |url=http://www.some-girls.com/archive/080102.htm |work=Some Girls |access-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306154415/http://www.some-girls.com/archive/080102.htm |archive-date=March 6, 2005}}</ref>

After the experience of ''God's Foot'' and being freed from her label obligations, Hatfield recorded the EP ''[[Please Do Not Disturb (album)|Please Do Not Disturb]]'' for the independent label [[Bar/None]]. Produced by Hatfield, the album featured drummer Todd Phillips, guitarists Ed Slanker and Mike Leahy, and bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] of [[Weezer]]. The EP included "Trying Not to Think About It," a tribute to her friend and deceased musician [[Jeff Buckley]].

Almost as a reaction to the seemingly endless studio sessions surrounding ''God's Foot'', Hatfield recorded the album ''[[Bed (album)|Bed]]'' in 1998 in just six days. About the album, she said on her website, "It sounds as raw as I felt. It has no pretty sheen. The mistakes and unattractive parts were left in, not erased. Just like my career. Just like life."<ref name="Background" />

In 2000, Hatfield released ''[[Beautiful Creature]]''. However, this album left the rockier side of her musical personality unexpressed, so she simultaneously released ''[[Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure]]'' with Zephan Courtney and Mikey Welsh. She described the latter album as "a loud release of tension" with "lots of long sloppy guitar solos. And no love songs... a not-at-all attractive reaction to the ugly side of humanity, specifically American culture."<ref name="Background" /> ''Billboard'' called ''Beautiful Creature'' "a collection of plaintive demos" and ''Juliana's Pony'' "chock-a-block with punk guitar missives."<ref name=Billboard-Subcon /> ''Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure'' was panned by some critics<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/hatfieldjuliana/totalsystemfailure |title=Juliana Hatfield: Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure (2000): Reviews |access-date=June 17, 2009 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=July 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730205659/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/hatfieldjuliana/totalsystemfailure |url-status=dead }}</ref> who preferred the more acoustic ''Beautiful Creature''. On ''Beautiful Creature'', Hatfield worked with musician [[Davíd Garza]], who co-produced much of the album. Wally Gagel, a producer for [[Sebadoh]] and [[Tanya Donelly]], helped Hatfield record her most electronica-influenced songs, "Cool Rock Boy" and "Don't Rush Me," which added texture to the otherwise acoustic album.

In 2002, Hatfield released ''[[Gold Stars 1992–2002: The Juliana Hatfield Collection]]''. The compilation included singles from her solo albums, two songs from the unreleased ''God's Foot'', a cover of [[Neil Young]]'s "[[Only Love Can Break Your Heart]]," and new songs.

In 2004, Hatfield released ''[[In Exile Deo]]'', an attempt at a more commercial sound with input from producers and engineers who had worked with [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] and [[Avril Lavigne]]. Hatfield co-produced the album with [[David Leonard (record producer)|David Leonard]], receiving co-production credits on "Jamie's in Town" and the bright rocker "Sunshine." Critics praised the album, with some calling it her best work since the start of her solo career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/hatfieldjuliana/inexiledeo |title=Juliana Hatfield: In Exile Deo (2004): Reviews |access-date=June 17, 2009 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808051551/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/hatfieldjuliana/inexiledeo |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Ye Olde Records ===
In contrast, the 2005 album ''[[Made in China (album)|Made in China]]'' was recorded in [[Bellows Falls, Vermont]], and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and was released on her own record label, Ye Olde Records. The album had a much rawer feel, with Hatfield playing instruments alongside the band Unbusted and other contributors. For the first time, Hatfield also played drums on at least one track.<ref name=Billboard-China>{{cite news |title=Hot Product: Juliana Hatfield, Made in China |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61864/hot-product |access-date=November 2, 2013 |newspaper=Billboard |date=August 8, 2005}}</ref>

[[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]] of the band X described the album as "a frighteningly dark and beautiful record filled with stark, angular, truly brutal songs and guitars. This is surely a 'Woman Under the Influence,' though I'm not sure of what."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/11FHZG4EF29U2 |title=See John Doe's list of Music You Should Hear |access-date=June 17, 2009 |website=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> Reviews were mixed, with some appreciating the lo-fi sound while others viewed it as slackness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/hatfieldjuliana/madeinchina |title=Juliana Hatfield: Made In China (2005): Reviews |access-date=June 17, 2009 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808053400/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/hatfieldjuliana/madeinchina |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The release of ''Made in China'' marked the beginning of a trend where Hatfield licensed her music, selling it via her website and through a distribution deal with Red Eye.<ref name=Billboard-Subcon>{{cite news |title=Hatfield Taps into Her Subconscious on New CD |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61826/hatfield-taps-into-her-subconscious-on-new-cd |access-date=November 2, 2013 |newspaper=Billboard |date=August 10, 2005}}</ref>

In December 2005, Hatfield toured the United States with the band [[X (U.S. band)|X]], whom she had idolized during her teenage years.

In 2006, Hatfield released her first live album, ''[[The White Broken Line: Live Recordings]].'' The album featured performances from her tour with X and was her third release on her record label.

Hatfield's ninth studio album, ''[[How to Walk Away]]'', was released on August 19, 2008, on Ye Olde Records. The album's heartfelt exploration of the breakup of a relationship resonated with critics, who gave it largely positive reviews, with some hailing it as her best album since ''[[In Exile Deo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/how-to-walk-away |title=How To Walk Away Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>

Hatfield returned two years later with her tenth studio album, ''[[Peace & Love (Juliana Hatfield album)|Peace & Love]],'' which was released on Ye Olde Records on February 16, 2010. The album's composition, arrangement, performance, production, engineering, and mixing were all credited solely to Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://julianahatfield.com/peaceandlove.html |title=Juliana Hatfield |access-date=February 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309054520/http://www.julianahatfield.com/peaceandlove.html |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/09/juliana-hatfield-back-from-break-from-music-announ.html |title=Juliana Hatfield's New Album, Peace And Love, Coming in January |access-date=September 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |archive-date=September 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915193740/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/09/juliana-hatfield-back-from-break-from-music-announ.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album received mixed reviews, with several critics complaining that its low-key, moody nature worked against the potential of the songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/peace-and-love |title=Peace And Love Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>

In October 2010, Hatfield and [[Evan Dando]] played two sold-out acoustic live shows together at [[Mercury Lounge|The Mercury Lounge]] in New York. The following month, the duo played sold-out shows in Allston. This tour was followed by five dates on the American East Coast in January 2011.

=== PledgeMusic ===

In April 2011, Hatfield announced her intention to work on a new album via the fan-funding platform [[PledgeMusic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/juliana-hatfield |title=Juliana Hatfield: New Album |publisher=[[PledgeMusic]] |access-date=February 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016184741/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/juliana-hatfield |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Fan response was enthusiastic, exceeding 400% of the original project cost. The album was initially going to be titled ''Speeches Delivered to Animals and Plants'', referencing a passage in the [[John Irving]] novel ''[[The World According to Garp]]'', but Hatfield later changed it to ''[[There's Always Another Girl]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/juliana-hatfield/updates/5117 |title=New title |publisher=[[PledgeMusic]] |access-date=February 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903234340/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/juliana-hatfield/updates/5117 |archive-date=September 3, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The new title referred to a song on the album of the same name, which she had written as a defense of [[Lindsay Lohan]] after watching her film ''[[I Know Who Killed Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereogum.com/68822/juliana_hatfield_theres_always/the-gum-drop/ |title=Juliana Hatfield – "There's Always Another Girl (For Lindsay Lohan)" |publisher=[[Stereogum]] |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=February 19, 2012 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010001927/http://stereogum.com/68822/juliana_hatfield_theres_always/the-gum-drop/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[There's Always Another Girl]]'' was released on August 30, 2011, independently on her Ye Olde Records label. However, a downloadable version was made available to contributors a month earlier, on July 27, which was Juliana's birthday. The album has received mostly positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/theres-always-another-girl |title=There's Always Another Girl Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>

On August 28, 2012, Juliana Hatfield released a covers album titled ''[[Juliana Hatfield (album)|Juliana Hatfield]]'' on her Ye Olde Records label. The album features covers of songs originally performed by [[The Who]], [[Liz Phair]], [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]], [[Ryan Adams]], [[I Blame Coco]], and [[Led Zeppelin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://julianahatfield.com/newalbum.htm |title=New Album |access-date=August 21, 2012 |publisher=Ye Olde Records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910161438/http://www.julianahatfield.com/newalbum.htm |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In December 2014, ''[[Paste Magazine]]'' named her track "Needle in the Hay," a cover of [[Elliott Smith]]'s song, as No. 10 on its list of the "20 Best Cover Songs of 2014." The review described the cover as "a more upbeat, approachable take on Smith's disparate, wrought-iron classic. But even though it now employs bass, drums, tambourine, and synth, the song stays true to the sorrowful, tension-riddled original."<ref name="alrnewfpaste" /> Also that month, ''[[SPIN Magazine]]'' named the cover one of the "40 Best 2014 Songs by 1994 Artists," where it ranked No. 36. The review noted, "The tempo's a bit quicker, and she double-tracks herself for the song's entirety. But the (tasteful) inclusion of chintzy drum programming and [[mellotron]] cleverly point to Smith's eventual creative direction."<ref name="alrnewgspin" />

=== Reformation of The Juliana Hatfield Three ===
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In 2014, The Juliana Hatfield Three reunited two decades after it disbanded. Hatfield used PledgeMusic to raise funds for the new album, ''[[Whatever, My Love]]'', the trio's first since 1993's ''Become What You Are''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Juliana Hatfield Three Crowdfunding Reunion Album |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1710342/the-juliana-hatfield-three-crowdfunding-reunion-album/news/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="wmlarstone" /> Hatfield explained, "We haven't totally reinvented the wheel or anything," adding that the tracks feature "stuff I am sort of known for, I guess. But I am a lot more confident now than I was then with the first album. And I had more fun recording this one."<ref name="wmldalr" /> The twelve tracks for ''Whatever, My Love'' were recorded at Nuthouse Recording in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], with Beaujour and Hatfield co-producing.<ref name="wmlarstone" /> The lead single, "If I Could," was released in December 2014 and premiered in ''Rolling Stone''.<ref name="wmlarstone" /> That month, the album was made available for pre-order on [[American Laundromat Records]],<ref name="wmlarstone" /> with an announced release date of February 17, 2015.<ref name="wmlarstone" /> The band also announced a U.S. tour throughout February, visiting cities on both coasts and in the Midwest,<ref name="wmlarstone" /> with stops at the [[Bowery Ballroom]] in New York City<ref name="wmlbtourdates" /> and [[The Roxy Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="alrnewamxdown" />

In late December 2014, ''[[Stereogum]]'' named the album "one of their most anticipated albums of 2015,"<ref name="alrnewc" /> and on January 4, 2015, ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' listed it as "one of the 50 most anticipated albums of 2015."<ref name="alrnewbcos" /> On January 9, 2015, Hatfield was featured on Nylon.com, which wrote that the upcoming album came across as "unforced, and with its sly lyrics and mega-hooky coffeehouse-grunge aesthetic."<ref name="alrnewdnylon" /> The album's second single, "Ordinary Guy," premiered on ''Consequence of Sound'' on January 14, 2015.<ref name="alrnewecos" />

=== Recent collaborations and solo work ===
In 2015, Hatfield and [[Paul Westerberg]] announced that they had formed a new group called the I Don't Cares.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanyaland.com/2015/10/31/listen-paul-westerberg-and-juliana-hatfield-form-new-band-the-i-dont-cares/ |title=Listen: Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield form new band, the I Don't Cares |website=Vanyaland.com |date=October 31, 2015 |access-date=2016-06-28}}</ref> They released the album ''Wild Stab'' in 2016.

Since then, Hatfield has released a number of solo albums, including two albums of cover songs—''[[Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John]]'' (2018) and ''[[Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police]]'' (2019)—and three albums of original work: ''[[Pussycat (album)|Pussycat]]'' (2017), ''[[Weird (album)|Weird]]'' (2019), and ''[[Blood (Juliana Hatfield album)|Blood]]'' (2021).

In 2019, Hatfield hinted that her next covers album would focus on the work of an American artist, having already covered an Australian (Olivia Newton-John) and an English band (The Police).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainmentvoice.com/2019/11/15/juliana-hatfield-on-decontructing-and-reimagining-songs-of-the-police-for-her-latest-album/|title=Juliana Hatfield on Deconstructing and Reimagining Songs of the Police for Her Latest Album|first=Adi|last=Mehta|publisher=Entertainment Voice|date=2019-11-15|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref> In an interview for the book ''I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen'', Hatfield revealed that she was considering [[R.E.M.]] for her next covers album installment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/juliana-hatfield-has-been-appearing-on-tribute-albums-for-three-decades-and-isnt-sure-why/|title=Juliana Hatfield Has Been Appearing on Tribute Albums for Three Decades and Isn't Sure Why|first=Ray|last=Padgett|publisher=Literary Hub|date=2020-10-02|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref> However, the follow-up ended up being [[Electric Light Orchestra]].<ref name="elo">{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2023/05/juliana-hatfield-elo-covers-album-dont-bring-me-down-stream/ |title=Juliana Hatfield Announces ELO Covers Album, Shares "Don't Bring Me Down" |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=2023-05-25 |accessdate=2023-05-26 |language=en-US |last=Anderson |first=Carys}}</ref> The album, ''[[Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO]]'', was released on November 17, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peoples |first1=Glenn |title=Juliana Hatfield Talks About Her Upcoming Album of Electric Light Orchestra Covers |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/juliana-hatfield-electric-light-orchestra-covers-behind-the-setlist-podcast-1235427916/?fbclid=IwAR2h1TZ02MKcUxfRflojS1Raup5nxIVNWJxrWYbfhOyQOBQkbwjlkrGVJwo |access-date=3 October 2023 |publisher=Billboard |date=28 September 2023}}</ref>