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Anna Tivel

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Anna Tivel
Background information
OriginPortland, Oregon, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • violin
  • guitar
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Years active2011–present[2]
LabelsFluff & Gravy
Websitewww.annativel.com

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

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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]

On May 31, 2024, Tivel will release her eighth album, Living Thing.[16]

Discography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Kershner, Lauren (July 11, 2018). "Portland Songwriter Anna Tivel Highlights Life's Hidden Stories". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brimstone Lullaby". CD Baby. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Anna Tivel". Fluff & Gravy Records. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Davies, Mike (October 2, 2017). "Anna Tivel: Small Believer". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Geneviève, Tremblay (October 13, 2017). "Small Believer, Anna Tivel". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Powers, Ann (December 14, 2017). "Ann Powers' Top 10 Underheard Albums Of 2017". NPR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Johnson, Ellen (September 18, 2019). "10 Essential Folk Albums from 2019 (So Far)". Paste. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Hastad, Halee (September 4, 2018). "Anna Tivel: Singing her diary". What's Up!. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 16, 2019). "AmericanaFest 2019: 25 Best Things We Saw". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  13. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (November 1, 2018). "Song You Need to Know: Anna Tivel, 'Fenceline'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Anna Tivel's 'The Question' is One of the Most Ambitious Folk Records of 2019".
  15. ^ "Announcing Season 4 of the Storybound Podcast". June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "Watch Anna Tivel's video for "Bluebird" off upcoming LP 'Living Thing'". March 28, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.