Andie Lou first came to the attention of Half A Cow around 2001 when we received a cassette by the mysteriously named Verde. It was full of fantastic lo-fi acoustic pop. Years later, the label tracked down the maker of the music, Andie Lou, who had just released Sunset Deer. Half A Cow was quick to release the EP in Australia bit still dreams of the day when the Verde cassette will make its reappearance.

“It’s all atmosphere, it’s what you do with it while you’re here…” sings Andie Lou on  Sunset Deer. The line could double as a description of her soft, beguiling style. Her songs, casual in composition, deep in mood, are elusive yet alluring. Like old snapshots with cryptic pencilled notes on the back, they invite you into their world and stir the imagination. The longer you spend with them, the more they reveal.

“I really just wanted the record to be very intuitive and laid back,” Andie says. “Not much of a plan. Which is how I approach creative projects, in general. The whole thing is very mysterious and I’ve wanted to keep it that way by not thinking about it too much. Just be in a moment and follow wherever it leads.”

The California-born, Nashville-based songstress comes from a music-loving family. Her mom was a piano teacher, her dad played cello, and she and her siblings loved to harmonize. Andie got her first guitar at 15, learned some chords at summer camp and has been writing ever since. After leading the indie pop band Verde in the early 2000s, she’s pursued solo ventures in poetry and songwriting. The songs on Sunset Deer arrived alongside an even more momentous arrival.