The acclaimed Nashville-based recording artist Tristen has unveiled her fantastic new single, “Skin of Our Teeth,” a stirring first taste of her fifth studio album, Unpopular Music, available now. The track is a magnificent ode to allowing dreams to evolve and calming the fiery furnace of ambition, perfectly showcasing the artist’s reputation for crafting melody-driven songs rooted in clever, story-forward lyricism. Recorded with striking intimacy in her home studio alongside her husband and creative partner, Buddy Hughen, Unpopular Music is a cohesive and independent work that features stellar guest appearances from Wilco’s Pat Sansone, Vanessa Carlton, Natalie Prass, Becca Mancari, and Erin Rae. Tristen, who playfully self-describes as “refining unpopularity since 1982,” embraces eccentricity, declaring, “I don’t write by genre – I write honest songs. I want listeners to feel something,” making this a truly essential release for anyone seeking emotional depth and artistic independence.