Thomas Dollbaum: Birds of Paradise

Thomas Dollbaum: Birds of Paradise

With an assist from MJ Lenderman, the New Orleans singer and poet fine-tunes his storytelling instincts against a backdrop of bracing heartland rock.

Artist Spotlight: Thomas Dollbaum

Thomas Dollbaum is a New Orleans-based singer-songwriter who grew up in Tampa, Florida. After studying at the University of New Orleans for his MFA in poetry, Dollbaum worked as a carpenter and started writing the songs that became his debut album, 2022’s Wellswood, which he followed up in September 2025 with the Drive All Night EP. Dollbaum’s fantastic new album, Birds of Paradise, was tracked in Water Valley, Mississippi in 2023 with producer …