Annahstasia – Tether
Burgeoning folk star Annahstasia releases her debut album Tether via drink sum wtr.
A product of years of patience as the core ideas of each song brewed in her lived experience, Tether is a resonant introduction to Annahstasia’s soulful, poetic folk songraft. Along with the album, Annahstasia is also sharing a visualizer by Jessica Garfield for the album’s closing track “Believer”.
Speaking about “Believer”, Annahstasia says “At my core, I’m a rock star without the budget or the fame (yet). Blessed in this life to live relatively anonymously during my youth. It was exceedingly satisfying to make such an anthem. The kind of song some teenager in the midwest plays on repeat for 2 hours straight high off his mind laying on the shag rug, staring at the basement ceiling, dreaming and crying. This song is a whole fantasy for me, it actually came to me fully formed in a dream.
I cherish making records because this song sounds entirely different from how I have been playing it live the last 2 years. Now I have this version that I blast in my headphones and play air guitar and pretend I’m performing it for 100,000 people while the rain gently mists down. The year is 1972 and the internet is barely a thought. My natural hair is out and the cables kinda buzz, I’m at the peak of my career and the sea of people are screaming my name as the band calmly camps before we dig into the hook at which point everyone absolutely loses their mind.”
Annahstasia’s debut includes previously-released singles “Villain”, which was accompanied by a stunning music video conceived by Annahstasia and directed by Adam Davis, “Silk and Velvet” and “Be Kind.”
Upcoming Live Dates:
6/18 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
6/20 – Chicago, IL @ Szold Hall at Old Town School of Folk
6/21 – Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey
6/22 – Portland, OR @ Old Church
6/26 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
6/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
7/24 Ghent, Belgium @ BOOMTOWN
7/27 – Suffolk, England @ Latitude Festival
10/26 -Cologne, Germany @ Artheater
10/28 – Munich, Germany @ Kranhalle
11/5 – Warsaw, Poland @ Hydrozagadka
11/7 – The Hague, Netherlands @ Crossing Border Festival
11/8 – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Paris (Café De La Danse)
11/9 – Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/11 – Berlin, Germany @ Privatclub
11/12 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
11/13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso (Small Hall)
11/20 – London, UK @ St Pancras Old Church
11/21 – London, UK @ St Pancras Old Church
11/23 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
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