Molly Burch (born October 23, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. Based in

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, her music often reflects themes of heartbreak and loss. She is the lead vocalist and writer. Burch studied jazz vocal performance at UNC Asheville and gravitated towards vocalists such as

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and

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. A reviewer described her music as an "intoxicating ode to an unrequited love" as from a "smoky club chanteuse". She recorded the albums ''Please Be Mine'' (Captured Tracks, 2017), ''First Flower'' (Captured Tracks, 2018), and ''The Molly Burch Christmas Album'' (Captured Tracks, 2019).

Discography

Albums

* ''Please Be Mine'' (Captured Tracks, 2017) * '' First Flower'' (Captured Tracks, 2018) * ''The Molly Burch Christmas Album'' (Captured Tracks, 2019) * ''Romantic Images'' (Captured Tracks, 2021) * ''Daydreamer'' (Captured Tracks, 2023)

Singles

* ''Downhearted'' ("Downhearted"/"I Adore You") (Captured Tracks, 2016) * ''Ballads'' ("Only One"/"Your Party") (Captured Tracks, 2019) * ''needy'' ("needy") (Captured Tracks, 2020)

References

External links

Review in Pitchfork

Downhearted
song in YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Burch, Molly American women singer-songwriters Singers from Austin, Texas University of North Carolina at Asheville alumni Living people 1990 births 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from Texas