New songwriting from the Keweenaw and Ann Arbor
Ani Mari is a 20-year-old Americana folk singer-songwriter from the northwoods of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Her genre-bending music and lyrics are old on soul, sharp as a tack, and full of whimsy—weaving complex chord progressions with heart-wrenching stories and melodies. A student at the University of Michigan, Ani currently lives and performs in Ann Arbor with her band, Ani Mari & Co. Before moving downstate, Ani mainly played with her folk duo, Ani & Kora, with whom she has released two full albums and one EP of her original songs and has been touring with since she was 12 years old. Ani & Kora’s most recent album, “Good Fighter,” was recorded in 2021 with Americana artist and producer Erik Koskinen, and released in March of 2022. Her new album, “girlfriend,” ,is Ani’s solo debut, recorded with her band last summer in the Twin Cities. All ten songs are the product of Ani’s songwriting during her first two years at college and explore the uncertainty of entering her 20s, love gained, love lost, and the beauty of living in the moment. Since she’s more committed to the songwriting than sticking to a specific genre, “girlfriend” spans from northwoods folk to pop punk.

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