By: Maya Song

Adrianne Lenker is an American musician. She was born in Indianapolis on the ninth of July in 1991. At the age of four her family moved to Nisswa, Minnesota then moved to Minneapolis later on. She released her first solo album at the age of fourteen called ‘Stages Of The Sun’. Her father, who was a musician and songwriter, had started teaching her basic chords at a young age while also having voice lessons. Two years prior to her first album being released, her parents had a divorce pushing Adrianne even harder and leading her to dedicating herself to music.

In 2014 Adrianne put an indie rock band together in Brooklyn, New York. The band consisted of four members: Adrianne the vocalist-guitarist, Buck Meek as another guitarist, James Krivchenia the drummer, and lastly Max Oleartchik the bassist who left the band in 2024.

Together the band released five albums in the past 10ish years. In 2015 Adrianne and another member of the band, Buck Meek, got married and continued to write songs and tour the world together. About three years later she and Buck Meek decided to divorce because they were too different from each other.

Adrianne herself has released seven solo albums. Her most popular album is called ‘songs and instrumentals’ released in 2020. It includes eleven songs lasting thirty nine minutes in total. It is said she is inspired by things such as her own life experiences including her childhood, relationships, and grieving moments allowing her to give off her raw portrayal of the world.

There are other inspirations like her connection with nature, and even other artists, especially those whose music brings back memories of childhood and the feeling of letting yourself go. Many people enjoy and remember Adrianne and her music because of how well she portrays emotion and vulnerability.