hemlock

hemlock is the "phone-fi" alt-folk project of swamp-raised, multi-disciplinary creative force Carolina Chauffe and various rotating collaborators, currently anchored between Chicago, Austin, and Louisiana, but more often on the highway.

Doggedly DIY, they are an avid diarist & amateur archivist, with a prolific discography spanning hundreds of songs in just half a decade. Their most expansive work yet, 444, independently releases October 11, 2024 as hemlock's second album of the year. It is a "best of, so far" of Chauffe's twelve-year, ongoing, phone-recorded, song-a-day-for-a-month project -- its 12 tracks recaptured, rearranged, and reimagined with beloved Chicago-based band members Bailey Minzenberger (Friko), Jack Henry (Free Range), and Andy Krull (Red PK) as the backbone and beating heart.

An exaltation, mini-album amen! was also released this spring on Double Yolk Records (Hannah Read of Lomelda's label) as an ode to transformation, recorded in Silsbee, Texas, marking a return to the south, both in sound and on map.

Frontperson Carolina has also toured and recorded in such acts as Little Mazarn (2019-present), Babehoven (2022), Fran (2023), and Merce Lemon (2023). They are a neighbor, a gatherer, and a hopeful for a free Palestine, for a free tomorrow for all. They will be a road dog for as long as they can, and a music-maker for as long as they live. They believe in miracles, and their favorite color lately is green.