PITCHFORK BEST NEW ALBUM

“Keeper of the Shepherd is an arrival, not only of a transfixing singer-songwriter who has made a stunning record but also of a person realizing they are more than the pain of their past.”

— Grayson Currin

BANDCAMP BEST ALBUMS OF WINTER 2024

“Dedicated to the singer-songwriter’s late father, Keeper of the Shepherd sublimates her personal struggles into a collection of orchestral, multi-scaled folk songs with palpable animist undertones".”

NPR ALL SONGS CONSIDERED

“HANNAH FRANCES IS A STUNNING VOCALIST AND SONGWRITER. I AM ABSOLUTELY STUNNED. YOU COULD CALL HER MUSIC FREAK FOLK BUT IT’S REALLY MORE MONUMENTAL THAN MOST FREAK FOLK.”

— Ann powers

POPMATTERS

Frances is adept at crafting elegantly and eloquently poetic lyrics, but they are accompanied by lush, complex, and deeply felt music. On Keeper of the Shepherd, she places herself among eclectic, “complete” artists like Joni Mitchell and Jeff Buckley.