Anna Tivel
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Years active | 2011–present[2] |
| Labels | Fluff & Gravy |
| Website | www |
Anna Tivel is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. She has released four studio albums on Portland-based Fluff & Gravy Records.[3] Her 2017 album Small Believer received positive reviews[4][5] and was named a "Top 10 underheard album of 2017" by Ann Powers of NPR.[6] In 2019, NPR called her album The Question "one of the most ambitious folk records of 2019";[7] it was also listed by Paste as one of "10 essential folk albums from 2019".[8]
Biography[edit]
Tivel was born in La Conner, Washington and grew up in a musical family, learning violin and fiddle as a child. After moving to Portland at age 18, she developed an interest in songwriting and began to write and perform her own material.[9] Many of her songs are vignettes about the lives and struggles of ordinary people; she said in an interview "I'm drawn over and over to the small stories of people (myself included) just trying to get by, to do a little better, to feel some sort of beauty in an ugly world."[10] Tivel's songs are often somber in tone as she has said that she "just [doesn't] trust happy songs as much".[11]
Rolling Stone listed her as a standout performer at the 2019 AmericanaFest in Nashville, writing "In a week of countless songsmiths showcasing their attempt at that exact type of singer-songwriter storytelling, Tivel's winding, largely chorus-less tales shined and shimmered."[12] The magazine also named the lead single from The Question, "Fenceline", a "song you need to know".[13]
On her album The Question, she collaborated with engineer Brian Joseph and producer and musician Shane Leonard.[14]
In 2021, Tivel was reported to be appearing on the podcast Storybound.[15]
Discography[edit]
- Brimstone Lullaby (2012) (as Anna and the Underbelly)
- Before Machines (2014)
- Heroes Waking Up (2016)
- Small Believer (2017)
- The Question (2019)
- Blue World (2021)
- Outsiders (2022)
References[edit]
- ^ Kershner, Lauren (July 11, 2018). "Portland Songwriter Anna Tivel Highlights Life's Hidden Stories". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Brimstone Lullaby". CD Baby. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Anna Tivel". Fluff & Gravy Records. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Davies, Mike (October 2, 2017). "Anna Tivel: Small Believer". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Geneviève, Tremblay (October 13, 2017). "Small Believer, Anna Tivel". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Powers, Ann (December 14, 2017). "Ann Powers' Top 10 Underheard Albums Of 2017". NPR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Walker, Jerad (April 11, 2019). "Anna Tivel's 'The Question' Is One of the Most Ambitious Folk Records Of 2019". NPR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Ellen (September 18, 2019). "10 Essential Folk Albums from 2019 (So Far)". Paste. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Hastad, Halee (September 4, 2018). "Anna Tivel: Singing her diary". What's Up!. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ Horvat, Robert (November 19, 2017). "Baring her soul and music to the world: Interview with folk singer songwriter Anna Tivel". Rearview Mirror. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ De Vore, Alex (January 9, 2018). "Voice and Words: Anna Tivel tells the stories at Kitchen Sink Studios". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 16, 2019). "AmericanaFest 2019: 25 Best Things We Saw". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (November 1, 2018). "Song You Need to Know: Anna Tivel, 'Fenceline'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Anna Tivel's 'The Question' is One of the Most Ambitious Folk Records of 2019".
- ^ "Announcing Season 4 of the Storybound Podcast". June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.