Erisy Watt is an LA-based songwriter and musician whose third album, not either or but everything, was released on October 4 via First City Artists. Described by No Depression as “what contemporary folk sounds like at its peak,” her music is often compared to that of 60s singer-songwriters. But on this record—co-produced by Luke Temple (Adrianne Lenker, Hand Habits)—she shakes the sound loose from the tenets of decade or genre, crafting a collection that drifts between earthy and cosmic, strikingly spare to richly textured, contemplative to playful. Over the past decade, Erisy has toured extensively across the US and abroad. Raised in Nashville, with years spent in Portland before landing in LA, she also spends part of the year in remote regions of Southeast Asia, where she works in environmental science. These experiences continually inform the content of her craft, shaping her perspective and deepening the sense of connection at the heart of her work. On not either or but everything, she expands the lens—peering through both telescope and microscope to find the common threads. She’s on the road now in support of the album. Hear it live, stream it, or order it on vinyl on her website.
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