Anandi

Born in LA to a family of musicians, she began writing songs at a young age and later went to study at a Tibetan Buddist retreat centre in Northern Vermont at age 20. She went on to carve out a scene for herself in Portland OR after moving there from Boston where she'd spent some time developing her sound. She recorded her songs with producer Brad Craig and released the albums independently. Drawing from influences such as Chrissie Hyde and Rickie Lee Jones, Anandi writes songs that have led to comparsions with Aimee Mann and Joni Mitchell.