Esoteric alt-pop that balance themes of birth & death, individual & collective healing, & the endless spiral of soul searching that fills the spaces of the human experience, shining a light in the darkness for all to look toward.
BIOGRAPHY
Singer-songwriter Andriana Lehr is rebirthing herself with a new moniker - Mother Coyote - and a new set of songs written and informed by the immense changes, both personal and collective, experienced in recent years. Created with jack-of-all-trades producer Andy Thompson (Dessa, Semisonic, Belle and Sebastian) over the course of the last several years, When The War Comes, the first EP bearing the Mother Coyote name, combines Lehr’s detailed eye for universal storytelling with monumental, brooding soundscapes built specifically for these trying times. Featuring an epic band of musicians to fill out the songs and take these arrangements to new heights, and the addition of strings, horns, and percussion creates the perfect playground for Lehr’s deeply personal lyrics. Inspired by the transition into motherhood and a deep journey into healing, her songs balance themes of birth, death, and the seemingly endless spiral of soul searching that fills the spaces in between. With When The War Comes, Mother Coyote has brought forward a raw truth that shines a light in the darkness for us all to look toward.
All promo photos by Katina Elizabeth Photography in Saint Paul, MN
Listen to
When the War Comes
All songs written by Andriana Lehr between 2020-2022.
Recorded at River Rock Studios by Eric Blomquist,
assisted by Kevin Israel.
Produced and mixed by Andy Thompson at Instrument Landing.
Mastered by Bruce Templeton at Microphonic Mastering.
Featuring:
Andriana Lehr - vocals
Andy Thompson - piano, keyboards, additional guitars,
violin, background vocals
Dan Lawonn - guitar, cello
Ian Martin Allison - bass
Grady Kenevan - drums
Ken Chastain - percussion
Jordan Katz - horns
Press
Michael Doherty’s Music Log - 1/6/2025
“Andriana Lehr’s voice seems to come from some other place, some other plane, and so a line like “Where the humans watched all their illusions come crumbling down” makes perfect sense. For here it is like she is another being looking in on the baffling activity of this sad species, and then so are we. But this is a very human number, a song of birth and death. And we are caught in the middle of it.”
“The music of Mother Coyote embodies a certain humanity and universal connection shared between all who care to seek it out within themselves.”
“an ethereal Enya on steroids.”