At just 16 years old, Courtney Marie Andrews left home in Arizona for her first tour. She traveled up and down the West Coast, busking and playing any bars or cafés that would have her.
For a decade or so since, Courtney’s been a session and backup singer and guitarist for nearly 40 artists, from Jimmy Eat World to Damien Jurado. She never stopped writing her own material, though. She has quietly earned a reputation as a songwriter’s songwriter.
The impetus for her highly-acclaimed second album Honest LIfe was her own realisation of the impact of growing up on the road and this constant reconciling between her and other’s art and identity. A beautiful, deeply felt Americana album, Courtney produced Honest Life herself at Litho Studios in Seattle with recording engineer Floyd Reitsma.