Itasca

The pseudonym of indie folk musician Kayla Cohen, Itasca's wispy voice and guitar-picking style are reminiscent of the gentler branch of the singer/songwriter era, with traces of the timeless folk songs of centuries past. After making her Itasca debut with the self-released solo recording Grace Riders on the Road in 2012, she presented her ethereal acoustic songs with a backing band for the first time on her third album, 2016's Open to Chance, continuing in a similar fashion on 2019's Spring. She revised her approach without abandoning her gauzy, sighing style on 2024's Imitat...