A songwriter who built a career on piano melodies and direct storytelling.
For a good frame, start with 'Silent All These Years' or 'Cornflake Girl'. They give you the piano, the voice, and that specific kind of storytelling she does.
Her 1992 debut 'Little Earthquakes' established a sound that felt both intimate and unflinching. Songs like 'Silent All These Years' and 'Crucify' became early signatures, and she kept writing about difficult subjects, 'Me and a Gun' addressed sexual assault directly. Even later tracks like 'Mother Revolution' show that directness never really left her work.
She started playing piano bars and coffeehouses before Atlantic Records signed her in 1988. After 'Little Earthquakes', albums like 'Under the Pink' and 'Boys for Pele' kept exploring themes of sexuality and spirituality. She's kept releasing music through the 2000s and beyond, from 'Scarlet's Walk' to 'Night of Hunters'.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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