In 2025, Tucson, Arizona songwriter Lara Ruggles is touring nationally in support of her new album, Anchor Me. Released on November 15, 2024, Anchor Me has been praised for its “soaring vocals spread across a progressive indie-folk production throughout” (Flex Music Blog) and was #1 most added on the NACC radio Folk chart the week following its release. Raised in the desert outside Tucson, Lara Ruggles’ music draws from her isolated upbringing and introspective spirit. From her early EP Out of an Eggshell (2011) to the electro-pop stylings of her Sharkk Heartt project, Ruggles has continued to evolve as an artist. With Anchor Me, she returns to her indie-folk roots, delivering a vulnerable and heartfelt body of work. Ruggles has shared the stage with grammy winner LeAnn Rimes, spent a month as artist-in-residence at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park with the National Parks Arts Foundation, and won awards for her “Work Fires” music video. She placed 3rd in the Tucson Folk Festival’s 2025 Stefan George Memorial Songwriting Competition.