The March/April 85th anniversary issue of Weird Tales features our big list of “The 85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85 Years.” We’re breaking it down online, too: one honoree per day, in no particular order, for 85 days!

The angelic techno-poet of the 21st century, blown backward into the 20th by a wind called tomorrow. LAURIE ANDERSON (1947– ) conjures the earthbound skeletons of prehistoric whales, writes odes to Hansel and Gretel, and builds digital audio triggers into her violin bows, all the while enchanting us to re-envision the moments of our lives. There’s no substitute for her ineffable stage performances, but listen anyway to The Ugly One With the Jewels and Mister Heartbreak, just for starters.