Sunny War

Sunny War enlivens traditional folk and blues by freshening her musical attack and writing lyrics that reflect 21st century concerns. Her first album, "Worthless", arrived in 2014, and she continued to gain attention as she built up a cult following that crested with the release of 2018's "With the Sun".

Born Sydney Lyndella Ward to a single mother in Nashville, the singer/songwriter spent her childhood moving around the United States with her parent, spending significant time in both Nashville and the Detroit suburb of Rochester. During this time, she learned to love a wide variety of music, picking up the guitar at the age of 13. After she spent a rough period combating substance abuse and poverty, she gravitated to blues and folk and relocated to California settling in Venice Beach.

Adopting the performing name Sunny War, she'd sometimes moonlight with her punk side band Anus Kings, but it was her folk-blues showcased on a self-released album that began to gain notice from local scenesters - including critics at LA Weekly. After a few years, she released her official debut, "Worthless", which appeared in 2014. A second independent record, "Red White and Blue", arrived in 2016.

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"...her exceptional seventh album Anarchist Gospel, is a significant breakthrough...it's one of 2023's best so far." - MOJO “The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)” - Rolling Stone
”The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)” - SPIN

“The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)” - The Bluegrass Situation

“The Most Anticipated Albums of 2023” - Stereogum

“The Most Anticipated Albums of 2023” - Brooklyn Vegan

“Thrilling” - NPR Music

“Anarchist Gospel is Sunny War’s most compelling album yet.” - NPR World Cafe

“It all amounts to a powerful statement from a singer-songwriter poised to become one of the year’s most vital voices in roots music.” - Rolling Stone 

“…Anarchist Gospel is a stellar work of art.” Album of the Day - Bandcamp

"...through the originality of her fingerpicking and the might of her fortitude, she channels an entire breadth of folk music and refracts it through a modern DIY prism... a rich, evocative portrait." 8 out of 10 - Uncut Magazine 

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