“In a lot of ways, the Nocturnals are a safety net and a beautiful, beautiful blanket. All the life and music we've woven makes it so much more than a name on a marquee. But I realized the Nocturnals aren't me but a part of me... so it's natural to want to grow.”

American singer-songwriter and musician

Grace Evelyn Potter is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in 1983, she is known for a solo career and for fronting Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, the band she formed in 2002. She has released six solo albums, beginning with Red Shoe Rebel and Original Soul, and continuing with Midnight, Daylight, Mother Road, and Trespasser. With Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, she released four studio albums before the group disbanded in 2015. Her work moves between rock, soul, and roots-inflected songs.