The cover image of Michaela Anne’s new album ‘These Are the Days’ is a powerful statement about how being an artist and a mother is not only possible, it is natural and normal. It’s wild this kind of image still feels radical in 2026, and yet it is. The music industry is still a tough place for women, let alone mothers, and we just have to be thankful to artists like Michaela Anne willing to share the both the beauty and challenges of their lives through their music.
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The holidays are fast approaching and I’m trying my best to get festive so I thought I’d round up some of the Christmas releases from this year and beyond in my weekly playlist. Read on to find out more about my three favourite new/old ones for this year.
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In a recent interview singer songwriter Michaela Anne spoke of a time when she lived in New York and was afraid to admit she liked country music because it was seen as lowbrow and ‘trash’. Now she happily admits to loving Shania, the Dixie Chicks as well as Lucinda Williams and Emmylou. Learning to love who you really are is one idea explored on her excellent new album Desert Dove. Produced by Sam Outlaw and Kelly Winrich, the album’s natural, effortless style suggests Michaela Anne is an artist who is now comfortable embracing her own personal, and musical, identity. Continue reading “Album Review: Michaela Anne – Desert Dove”