Juliana Nash – Pennies in Time (2022) Hi-Res

‘A theme of rebirth’: Juliana Nash, of Boston indie band Talking to Animals, returns. Even by rock ‘n’ roll standards, Juliana Nash’s story is an exceptionally colorful and head-spinning chronicle.

The frontwoman and creative force behind 1990s Boston rockers Talking to Animals, Nash saw her band go from headlining local venues such as The Channel and T.T. the Bear’s to a major label record deal that got scotched, revived and ultimately ignored in the late-’90s corporate reshuffling. The long-awaited album did appear, but without decent distribution it soon sank like a stone.

From there she moved on to become a founding partner in Pete’s Candy Store, a Brooklyn rock club where she hoped to re-create some of that Beantown community feeling she’d loved about her music career. Subsequently, Nash converted some of her songs into “Murder Ballad,” a musical that got rave reviews off-Broadway, and has had productions mounted in London and Shanghai.