Anna Fermin formed the new Chicago-based band Trigger Gospel, with Andon Davis (guitar), Michael Krayniak (double and electric basses) and Paul Bivans (drums).
After Davis's departure, several others alternated in the lead guitarist slot, including Frank Kvinge, Scott Ligon, John Rice, and Grant Tye.
She worked on new material for a while, and was playing the new songs with a greater nod towards pop music, and shifted slightly away from her country/Americana roots.
[citation needed] In July - August 2012 Fermin, along with guitarist John Rice, appeared in renowned Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick's autobiographical play, "Nickel History: The Nation of Heat", at the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre in Chicago, and in its 2014 sequel "The Midnight City", also at the Steppenwolf.
In November 2016 Anna Fermin & Trigger Gospel released their new album: "You Belong Here", with cover art by Tony Fitzpatrick.
[8][9] Circa 2021, Fermin moved to Portugal,[citation needed] but returns occasionally to the Chicago and Kenosha areas to visit and perform, sometimes with Trigger Gospel.