When Mackenzie Shivers creates music, it’s as if it demands to be heard. The New York-based, folk-pop artist began writing music and playing piano when she was four years old, telling her mother she had “music locked inside of her that needed to come out.” Her new album 'primrose was in season', produced by frequent collaborator Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Emmylou Harris), is a powerful portrait of inner fragility and strength that’s at once gossamer and deeply profound. Through textures that are handmade and vibrant, Shivers examines who she is in the wake of loss and transition, all the while pulling each listener into a stunning musical terrain. The self-portrait she paints is honest and flawed, shimmering and spirited. Listening to her work leaves you with no doubt that you’ve entered the intimate and imaginative world of its creator.

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