Elisabeth Pixley-Fink
Elisabeth Pixley-Fink is a Michigan-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her heartbreaking and heart-making blend of distinctive folk and bratty garage rock hits you in the chest with guts, trust and hunger.
Heartskin, her upcoming full-length album, was recorded directly onto tape in Detroit, produced by John Hanson (Saltbreaker, Yimes, Izzy Johnson), mixed by Tim Carr (Perfume Genius, Hand Habits) and mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk (Haley Heyndericks, Damien Jurado). Inspired by a masterful blend of riot grrrl, ambient stillness, and the work of queer Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, Heartskin is twelve songs of a heart shedding its own skin.
Habits and Fearless and the Pure, the first two singles supporting the album’s release, hint to Heartskin’s complexity and range, unified by Pixley-Fink’s powerhouse vocals and distinct songwriting voice.
“A campfire personality. You see her perform and you can’t turn away…you just stay there observing the fire, hypnotized.” -Luis Alberto González Arenas, rip.mx
“Lizzy’s depth of spirit comes through so clearly in her voice and in her songs. Every time I hear her dig in, I feel moved - this album is full of that digging.” - Theo Katzman, vulfpeck
Early Reviews of Habits
“distinct analogue glow…raw, melancholic morsels of indie folk”
“Pixley-Fink’s vocal performance is truly divine…reminiscent of Haley Heynderickx and Julia Jacklin, with a dash of Feist”
“reflective, raw, and intimate sense of character”
-UpToHear Music (click for full review)
Early Reviews of single, Fearless and the Pure
“Fearless and the Pure is a sonic masterpiece, delivering a heavy dose of indie rock with overwhelming power. Pixley-Fink’s voice, laced with rage and emotion, is the soul of this song, perfectly guiding every garage rock chord.”
-Indie Dream (translated from Spanish; click for full review)
Photo by Cody Sells