Fetching Pails is the moniker of Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jill Townsend, a creator defying straightforward categorization—whose work moves fluidly between dream pop, post-punk, and introspective indie rock. Rooted in atmosphere as much as melody, Fetching Pails makes music that simmers and flourishes rather than brashly announcing itself.

What began as bedroom-studio experiments, with Townsend playing nearly every part herself on her debut Telekinesis for Beginners, now exists as a live trio. With contributions from Dillon Smith and Andrew Core of cult-favorite band The Protomen on guitar and drums, Fetching Pails’ recent work—from ominous, dance-laced singles like “The Witching Hour” to the cathartic release of “Ruiner” — pushes the project’s emotional and sonic range while preserving its defining character.

Townsend’s simultaneously haunting and direct voice moves through songs that unfold through airy synthesizers, chiming guitar lines, and pulsing rhythms. The result is a collection of songs that blurs reality with surreal imagery paired with confessional truths, memorable pop song structures and off-kilter surprises.

Born of quiet determination and a restless creative spirit, Fetching Pails continues to reveal new contours, inviting listeners into a world that is at once familiar and unmistakably its own.