28 April 2026 - Eaves Wilder - Hurricane Girl

Sometimes this blog feels like ad copy.  I'm sometimes parroting facts from the artist's Wikipedia page... or worse, their official bio, rather than telling you how it makes me feel. And, with all the new music I hear, I sometimes get apathetic about it.  I'm going to try not to do that this week.

I heard Eaves Wilder's debut album Little Miss Sunshine last week, and it was part of a streak of albums I had listened to after a long streak of albums that were just meh.  This album is delightful.  The title came from an ironic nickname given to the artist - she admits herself that she was "a bitch".  The album itself is full of songs that are nature-themed in title - referencing types of weather and land - kind of going through her own imposter syndrome like a meteorologist.  

The results should erase any self-doubt she has.    

This performance, released last week, shows that Wilder can play a guitar just like she's ringin' a bell. And she's still really young.  In her early 20s, she's already showing performance and songwriting maturity beyond her years.