Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Julie Byrne quickly received favorable comparisons to folk titans Vashti Bunyan and Joni Mitchell after releasing her first two records.

“Ultimate Marker of Enlightenment”
Pitchfork

“Like Joni Mitchell’s spare 1976 masterpiece Hejira, Not Even Happiness is a lonesome travel album par excellence”
Spin Magazine

“a triumph of subtlety, proof that music doesn't have to be forceful to be powerful”
Exclaim