Hailing from Nashville, Tenn.'s rollicking roots-rock scene, Tristen has established herself as a prolific, versatile musician over the past two decades. She co-wrote Love is an Art, the latest album by Vanessa Carlton, and toured with Jenny Lewis as part of her Voyager band. Her fifth studio album, Unpopular Music, comes out in October, featuring contributions from Wilco's Pat Sansone, Vanessa Carlton, Becca Mancari, Erin Rae and Natalie Prass. With that will come a long awaited return to touring, continuing a career that's seen her share stages with Robyn Hitchcock, Television, Ezra Furman and the Mountain Goats. It is an examination of the filtering process by which records are unselected for public consumption.