Medicine for Birds was recorded by Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars, Switchfoot) in Nashville. "It's like the songs grew up at that moment," Garcia says. "Charlie showed me how big and crazy they could be. I felt like a hermit coming out. He was the ambassador to this sonic realm I didn't know about it. The music became limitless."

"I love it when someone tells me they relate to my work," she says. "That's the ultimate validation. When you're all alone working on music, you open up. The more songs that I write, the more I realize this world... it's kooky. It's spooky. It's playful. It's funny. It's somber. It's goth. It's light. It's me."