In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs rich with philosophical meaning that also move and groove.
Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.
Watch the Portland-based artist perform a moody folk song in the Twin Mosier Tunnels, hundreds of feet above the river in the scenic Columbia River Gorge.
The Australian singer's new single is a quiet revolution. "I think that the most important thing that a woman in a toxic situation can do is to talk about it," Odette says.
The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified voice, letting the wordplay in her songs shine through.