How Sierra Ferrell’s Appalachian Heartbreak Became the World’s Collective Lullaby for Collapse
SIERRA FERRELL AND THE APOCALYPSE BALLAD: HOW ONE WEST-VIRGINIA-BY-WAY-OF-THE-WORLD SONGWRITER BECAME A GLOBAL TONIC FOR OUR COLLECTIVE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN By the time Sierra Ferrell’s voice cracks on the word “Jeremiah” in her viral rendition of “The Sea” (viewed 17 million times by people who swear TikTok isn’t just for doom-scrolling), the planet has already gone…