The Singer and the Songwriter

The musical partnership of Rachel Garcia and Thu Tran is rooted in a deep, long-standing friendship. For over 15 years, they have collaborated in creating a singular artistic voice, blending detailed, exacting poetry and evocative musicality. Their songs tell the stories of real people, exploring themes of death, grief, and their experiences of the world from their queer, POC, multi-racial identities. Their deep connection weaves through their music and performances, creating an inviting intimacy that they share with their audiences.

As a published poet, death doula, activist, and dedicated Buddhist Dharma practitioner, Rachel brings a queer, artistic vision of radical vulnerability and lyricism to the duo’s songwriting practice. In collaboration with Thu’s eclectic, self-taught musicianship, theater training, and personal history as a first-generation Vietnamese American son of refugee immigrants, the duo co-create songs and stories as layered and complex as their own identities and experiences.