Southwest Review

Elizabeth Nelson

Elizabeth Nelson is a DC-based journalist and singer-songwriter in the band the Paranoid Style. She hosts the New Pony/Southwest Review podcast Known Associates, where she speaks to fellow writers, artists, and musicians, and is also a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Ringer, the New Yorker, and other publications. Her new album—also titled Known Associates—will be released on Bar/None Records in February, 2026.