Maddie Witler - Astronaut (2022)

"Astronaut" is the debut solo studio album by American multi-instrumentalist Maddie Witler, officially released on October 3, 2022.

Prior to this release, Witler was widely known among American roots music enthusiasts as a virtuoso mandolinist, a member of the progressive bluegrass group The Lonely Heartstring Band, and the Grammy-nominated all-female string ensemble Della Mae. "Astronaut" marks her first full-fledged statement as a solo artist, vocalist, and lead producer.

"Astronaut" is a bold, therapeutic, and deeply fragile album that establishes Witler not simply as a technically skilled mandolin shredder, but as a profound indie songwriter with a rich imagination.