Anna McClellan proves to be an amazing storyteller on her latest LP, Electric Bouquet, with each song capturing both the big and small moments of the last four years. Built on either piano or guitar-driven tunes, much of the record feels heartbreakingly beautiful, reflecting McClellan’s fearless approach to songwriting.

For anyone who associates the singer-songwriter genre with acoustic campfire vibes, it’s time to leave those expectations at the door. Deliberately seeking dissonance and unexpected notes, McClellan captures raw emotions that ring true. She embodies Bob Mehr’s quote about The Replacements’ style of “hitting the wrong notes at the exact right time,” which shines especially in I’m Lying, where the song goes gloriously off the rails midway through. Electric Bouquet pulls you into its world and refuses to let go, like a novel or film you don’t want to end. It is out now on LP and Tape at Father/Daughter Records.

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