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 Calder the Destroyer is the alias of Calder Mansfield, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Manhattan. Born and raised outside of Woodstock in Phoenicia, NY, Mansfield has been performing and playing music professionally since she was 16. Mixing the glorious vulgarity of PJ Harvey’s guitar rock with the melodic precision of Elliott Smith, she has a keen ability to excavate the gems of her musical education and make them shine in a new context. Within a single lyric she can be both amusing and achingly transparent, captivating the listener not only through her familiar-yet-fresh compositions and explosive voice, but in the warmth of her personality. In addition to her own project, Mansfield contributes bass and/or vocals for artists including Leon Bridges, Dogs on Shady Lane, Lip Critic, Lola Kirke, Star 80, and her childhood best-friend Storey Littleton.