This week’s ANCHR Artist of the Week goes to Blondshell, the musical moniker of Sabrina Teitelbaum. I first got to know and love Teitelbaum as a musician and songwriter with her previous project BAUM, so when she started releasing singles as Blondshell, I had a feeling I’d love them just as much.

Sure enough, her handful of songs to date like “Olympus” and “Kiss City” are all earworms that managed to catch me not only with the melody, but with Teitelbaum’s descriptive lyrical narratives.

Born in New York and now LA-based, Teitelbaum has cited as Patti Smith, Joy Division and the Velvet Underground as artists that provided her with musical asylum as she grew up in NYC. It was also in Manhattan that she got her start singing songs by Imogen Heap and Elliott Smith at open mic nights, and where she found confidence in her queer identity, walking the Lower East Side to a soundtrack of Tracy Chapman and Sophie B. Hawkins. 

The inspiration from those legendary artists echoes in Teitelbaum’s own music, but she’s been able to truly mold her unique sound and articulate her stories in a special way.

Blondshell may only have a few singles released at this time, but she’s certainly made a huge impact in the music scene already. Blondshell will not only be touring with Suki Waterhouse in early 2023, but she’s also slated for SXSW festival in March.

Be sure to look out for more music news and touring news by following Blondshell, and tune into her brand new single “Veronica Mars” below.