First Listen: Tristen, 'Sneaker Waves'

In coastal Oregon parlance, a "" is an unpredictable departure from the ordinarily gentler waves lapping at the sand. The notion of a natural phenomenon that possesses the power to blindside blissful beachgoers so captured the imagination of Tristen Gaspadarek, the singer, songwriter, arranger and keyboardist who records simply as Tristen, that she titled her beguiling third. "These waves come up out of nowhere and they'll just wash you away," to an interviewer. It's an apt image for the impact of these 11 songs.