It Doesn't Have to Make Sense

Audio Mixers: Sean Moffitt; F. Reid Shippen; Serban Ghenea.Recording information: Atomic Matter Studios, Brooklyn, NY; Casonic Lodge, Nashville, TN; Grand Street Recording, Brooklyn, NY.Photographer: Shervin Lainez.Ingrid Michaelson's seventh studio album, 2016's It Doesn't Have to Make Sense, finds the singer/songwriter delving into a set of sonically robust, emotionally transfiguring anthems recorded in the wake of her mother's death and the breakup of her marriage. The album follows her similarly lush 2014 effort, Lights Out, and as with that record, this one features production from a handful of longtime collaborators including bandmate bassist Chris Kuffner, Katie Herzig, Dan Romer, and others. Notably, It Doesn't Have to Make Sense was recorded after a particularly difficult period for Michaelson that found her dealing with her grief over her mother's passing, as well as her own health issues, and ultimately, the end of her marriage to singer/songwriter Greg Laswell in 2015. Howe