“Think I’m ready for love
But it never really found me
What is a tired girl supposed to do?”
Singer-songwriter, trumpeter, and multi-instrumentalist Anna Hillburg—who has formerly been involved with Shannon and The Clams, The Dodos, and more—returns with her third full-length album Tired Girls, out now on Speakeasy Studios SF. Thematically exploring “what it is to be a contemporary woman,” the album thumps through country-tinged chamber pop and twee, arranging simple sounds into a singular voice echoing around some vast chamber of wood and heart. In spite of the album title, there’s little here that gives in to fatigue; it’s energetic, inquisitive, and fully alive.
Co-produced and recorded with Jason Quever of the Papercuts and featuring contributions from Logan Kroeber (The Dodos), Josh Miller (Chime School, Extra Classic), and Yea-Ming Chen, this is a great way to hear the sound of Bay Area artistry in collaboration.
