Remi Goode

Things I’ve Said Before, the debut album from Remi Goode, is an introduction to an indie-folk artist who straddles the borders between different worlds. A nylon-string guitarist with classical training and contemporary influences, she creates her own version of modern-day American roots music: one that’s intimate one minute and cinematic the next, making room for folky bedroom recordings, full-band studio performances, and all points in between.

For Remi (pronounced “RAY-mee”), everything began in Tucson, Arizona, where she grew up listening to artists like Suzanne Vega, Kathleen Edwards, and Sarah Harmer. Those songwriters used folk music as a springboard for a wider sound, and Remi was soon following in their footsteps, combining her academic training — from classical guitar lessons to her vocal performances as a member of the acclaimed Tucson Girls Chorus — with an interest in charting new musical ground. She found a like-minded musician in fellow guitar student Gabe Lehrer, kickstarting a longtime partnership in music, romance, and life. Years later, when Remi began recording Things I’ve Said Before in studios and bedrooms stretching from Arizona to her adopted hometown of Nashville, Gabe was beside her the entire time, pulling triple-duty as her bandmate, engineer, and mixer.