Dawn Kinnard

I saw Dawn Kinnard headline at The Enterprise in Camden, and she gave out free copies of her debut album which I snapped up without a second thought.

She is amazing live; Dawn Kinnard is a tall blonde with great presence. The audience were awe struck when she performed, she said she never had an audience so attentive, but she really does command attention with her voice. Her voice is perfect, she is a natural singer with a husky quality, and if I had to give you a flavour of it then I would refer you to Lisa Hannigan who sings on Damien Rice tracks. You fall in love with her over the duration of her performance, her songs have such emotion that you empathise with her, and coupled with her presence and voice she is like a fallen angel.

It isn’t just the voice, she is technically very good on the guitar, and the keyboard accompaniment adds a lot (unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the keyboard player).

This young lady from Pennsylvania produces songs which can make you feel elated (“No different Now”) or desolate (“Start and Stop”) with beautifully crafted lyrics. The album shows diversity but mainly evokes a lethargic feel, it’s an album to lay back and reflect, but still contains an edge. The instrumental at the end will lull you into a state of euphoria. 

Dawn Kinnard will be big this year, she has to, otherwise my faith in the music industry will be destroyed!

Check her out at http://www.dawnkinnard.com/