Tracy Bonham: podcast appearances and interviews

Tracy Kristin Bonham, born on March 16, 1967, is an American alternative rock musician from Eugene, Oregon. She is a classically trained violinist and pianist and is self-taught on the guitar. Bonham gained recognition after building a local following, leading to her signing with Island Records in 1995. Her debut album, The Burdens of Being Upright, released in 1996, received critical acclaim and commercial success. It earned her two Grammy nominations and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America less than a year after its release. The lead single from the album, Mother Mother, topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart in June 1996. She was the last female solo artist to achieve this until Lorde did so in 2013. Her second album, Down Here, appeared in 2000 after some delays but did not chart internationally; following its release, Bonham parted ways with Island Records. She collaborated with other artists, including appearing with The Blue Man Group in their The Complex Rock Tour Live in 2003. In 2004, Bonham signed with Zoë Records, an imprint of Rounder Records, and released her third album, Blink the Brightest, in 2005. She has since worked with various record labels and released additional albums, including Masts of Manhatta in 2010, Wax & Gold in 2015, and Modern Burdens in 2017, which is a re-recording of her debut album.