Photo courtesy of Josh Lane
ABOUT
Louisiana-born artist and folk singer-songwriter Rachel Toups spins tales of nature – both the endless inspiration of the natural world and the depths of humanity – on their 2019 debut EP Sundog, released on Los Angeles-based record label Peconic Records. A self-taught guitarist with formal training in choral music, Toups has developed a cult following over the years. Combining a woodwind-like voice unafraid of challenging octaves and deft finger picking of occasionally unconventional guitar tunings, Toups weaves a sound that has been described as “a captivating mix of soothing and creepy.”
Toups also works in a variety of other media including drawing, collage, installation, and performance. Drawing on a background in improvisational theater and storytelling, Toups uses playfulness as means by which to explore the richness of our human experience.
Rachel Toups was a 2021 Church of Noise funded artist, a 2018 artist-in-residence at Prairie Ronde in Vicksburg, Michigan, and graduated from San Francisco Art Institute in 2013 with a BFA in New Genres.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Nov 18 Tucson, AZ // Tea House