Karney
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Mainstream pop/rock
Status:
Most recent release, "Restless Wind" w/ "Same Song" (single, 2016)
See also:
Karney's site
Comparisons:
Joan Armatrading, Bonnie Raitt
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Karney makes sensitive yet hardly edgeless music. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Recommended first album:
Love & Respect is her debut
Recordings:
- Love & Respect (2012)
- A Beautiful Day (EP, 2011)
- Manifest Destiny w/ I Got Mine (single, 2016)
- Restless Wind w/ Same Song (single, 2016)
Love & Respect
Release info:
2012—Left Angle Records—LAR006
Availability:
See Karney's site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Karney—vocals, guitar, keys, Hammond B3
Jeff Herrera—drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10); percussion (9)
Kim Manoleus—bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Mike Doyle—guitar (1, 4, 5, 7)
Guest artists:
Karl Perzazzo—congas (4, 5, 9); shaker, caxixi (4); doumbek, tambourine (5); timbales (9)
Bill Ortiz—trumpet (1, 4)
Keta Bill—backing vocals (2)
Haji Mike—vocals (5)
Gawain Mathews—International slide guitar (7)
Daniel Febricant—bass (9)
Produced by:
Anna-K. Karney
Comments:
Karney's debut is soft-focused but has some grounding in very real life concerns. Her voice is amazingly expressive and her songs multi-faceted. "Hold on" is an up-tempo song with a hopeful lyric that still doesn't pull any punches. "Wild Green" is a rhythmic song with a gorgeous melody and a eco-conscious message. "Aurora" is a beautiful song with an edgy lyric that Karney handles very well. It's a highly promising debut by a gifted artist. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for work on this entry.
