Annie Bacon writes sad songs in the major key.

Backed by the OSHEN, (drummer Art McConnell, bassist Cristian Hernandez (OneSideZero) and a rotating cast of other musicians), she cultivates your empathy while making you smile and sway.

The OSHEN combines Annie’s emotional impulses and sweet voice with highly literate lyrics, harmonies and driving rhythms. The songs are upheld by their stories, in the folk tradition, exploring themes of loss and love through the eyes of strangers and self, b...