Talena Bricker

As a Pacific Northwest native and indie-folk musician, Talena Bricker has taken her time sharing her work. Plagued by major stage fright and deep insecurities, this singer-songwriter spent years working on her craft, but rarely sharing it. For 15 years she played guitar and wrote music, studied poetry, and even played with a couple local bands. However, privacy and fear took priority over her love for making and sharing music. Finally, she found herself writing songs that compelled her to look deeper into the worth of these fears, and driven by her own music and the countless artists who had influenced and inspired her, she started performing in around her Richland, Washington home. She also recorded her first EP ,“Drowning,” released in January, 2018, at Sound Forge Studios in Richland, WA. Her songs often explore her journey through overcoming her fears, dealing with loss, and choices.

"Talena’s mellow vocals harmonize beautifully with subtle guitar in a way which will give you chills." York Calling

“Talena Bricker has been writing music for seventeen years, but it is only now that she is bringing her music to public attention and we are very grateful for that. Following in a similar vein of Agnes Obel, there's a wonderful, transfixing tone to Bricker's voice on 'Drowning' - making the vocal delivery and darkly poetic lyrical themes of loss, longing, regret and deep sadness, as evocative and poignant as the song's shuddering instrumentation.” When The Horn Blows