Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Courtney Marie Andrews is a singer/songwriter known for an eclectic style that incorporates elements of folk, country, and indie pop. Andrews began penning her own lyrics in her early teens, and began touring at the age of 16. She would eventually make her way east to New York City, landing work as a backing singer and session guitarist for many established artists, including
Damien Jurado and
Jimmy Eat World.
She made her full-length debut in 2016 with her album,
Honest Life. Having stated that the bulk of the album's songs were written while she was in Belgium for 4 months and feeling homesick, Andrews finished writing after arriving home and taking a job bartending at a tavern just outside of Seattle. Establishing a rapport with some of the patrons of the bar, she realized that there were unifying themes in the cycle of life and humanity in the songs she'd been writing. Released by Mama Bird Recording Co. and Loose Music (Europe), 'Honest Life' received widespread acclaim from critics, and Andrews signed with Fat Possum in 2017. The following year, Andrews’ second full-length album,
May Your Kindness Remain, was released. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer
Mark Howard (
Lucinda Williams,
Bob Dylan), it addressed the theme of empathy within the sociopolitical climate of the day with soulful vocal performances.
Andrews' announced her upcoming album 'Old Flowers' will be out June 5 along with the first single, '
If I Told'.