''xoa'' is a studio album/compilation album by American singer-songwriter

Anaïs Mitchell Anaïs Mitchell (; born March 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. Mitchell has released eight studio albums, including ''Hadestown'' (2010), '' Young Man in America'' (2012),

, released in 2014 on Wilderland Records, on 30 September in the US and October the 6th in the UK.

Background

The album was recorded with Gary Paczosa in Nashville and includes a selection of new songs and re-recorded tracks from Mitchell's back catalogue. The record saw a limited release, and was meant as a thank you to fans, Anaïs saying "if the title were longer, it would be 'dear audience, thank you for everything'". "Any Way the Wind Blows" was later featured in the musical adaptation of her fourth studio album ''

Hadestown ''Hadestown'' is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial underworld ...

''.

Track listing

#"Any Way the Wind Blows" – 2:30 #"Out of Pawn" (from ''

The Brightness ''The Brightness'' is the third studio album by American folksinger Anaïs Mitchell, released February 13, 2007, on Righteous Babe Records. It was recorded at The Bristmill in Bristol, Vermont and produced by Michael Chorney. In December 2012, ...

'') – 4:13 #"Your Fonder Heart" (from ''The Brightness'') – 3:21 #"Why We Build the Wall" (from ''

'') – 3:35 #"Now You Know" – 3:09 #"If It's True" (from ''Hadestown'') – 3:18 #"Namesake" (from ''The Brightness'') – 2:41 #"Young Man in America" (from '' Young Man in America'') – 4:02 #"Two Kids" (from ''

Hymns for the Exiled ''Hymns for the Exiled'' is the second studio album by American folksinger Anaïs Mitchell, released in 2004 on Waterbug Records. It was recorded at The Gristmill in Bristol, Vermont, and produced by Michael Chorney Michael Chorney is an Amer ...

'') – 3:46 #"The Pursewarden Affair" – 2:31 #"His Kiss, the Riot" (from ''Hadestown'') – 2:32 #"Come September" (from ''

Country (EP) ''Country E.P.'' is a collaborative effort by Vermont-based folk artist Anaïs Mitchell and Chicago based Rachel Ries. It is both artists' first extended play. The five track E.P. was released on September 2, 2008 on CD with three of these tracks ...

'') – 2:50 #"You Are Forgiven" (from ''Young Man in America'') – 3:23 #"Our Lady of the Underground" (from ''Hadestown'') – 3:18 #"Cosmic American" (from ''Hymns for the Exiled'') – 3:41

References

2014 albums Anaïs Mitchell albums {{2010s-album-stub