Vandals, Thieves and Lovers


Lisa Bouchelle writes every day, and you can hear it in Vandals, Thieves and Lovers. This is a record that holds joy and pain, hope and doubt, bitterness and sweetness in the same breath, tracing love, loss, loneliness, and liberation with real clarity and heart.

Recorded with guests including Amanda Shires, Larry Campbell, Jake Clemons of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Waddy Wachtel, Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band, and Doyle Grisham of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, it moves easily through folk, country, rock, blues, gospel, soul, and funk.

The result is a cohesive, roots-rich album with touches of Laurel Canyon, Bakersfield, Memphis, and Motown. It’s a raw, revealing set about survival and resilience, and a strong reminder of how far Bouchelle has come and where she’s headed next.