Allison Russell is a Montreal-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose work weaves together folk, soul, Americana, and blues into something deeply personal and genre-defying. Her acclaimed debut solo album Outside Child — a powerful autobiographical work exploring survival, identity, and liberation — earned widespread critical praise and multiple Grammy nominations, as did her equally moving follow-up The Returner. Her 2026 album In the Hour of Chaos, a collaborative record featuring Norah Jones, Joy Oladokun, Brittney Spencer, and seven other guests across ten tracks, cements her place as one of the most vital voices in contemporary roots music.
