A Little Unhappy EP is now available online via iTunes and CD Baby!
Click here to buy the record on iTunes.
Click here to buy the physical CD on CD Baby.
Creating this album has been a huge part of my life over the past year and I could not have done it without the support of many, many people. First, thank you to the those that are physically part of this record – mixing and recording by Charles Murphy, mastering by Matthew Glover at Copy Correspondence, and beautiful artwork by the lovely and talented Stephanie Cluggish. Thank you to Lauren Shapiro, for her ear and advice. Thank you to my friends & family who have gotten me through this year and to this day. This record is for my mom.
Buy it. Burn it for your friends. Tell me what you think. Come to shows. Be a fan.
Life is short, do something awesome. Right. Now.
Love,
Kirsten
Published on
July 10, 2010 in
Blog and music.
I’ve got a show coming up this week with the handsome fella in this picture with me. Last week we got together and wrote a song that we’re going to sing together at the show! I’ll be selling copies of the new A Little Unhappy EP, singing new new songs, and matching outfits with Mr. Subrizi. If you’re around Boston, you should check it out. I guarantee it will be the best show of my whole life. Thursday at 8pm, Midway Cafe in JP, 21+ $5
The way I have my YouTube account set up, I get an email anytime anybody makes a new comment on a video of mine. Usually, I’ll get a few emails right after I put out a new video. It’s great! The handful of faithful subscribers I have will drop a supportive line, or every once in a while, I’ll get some asshole telling me that I can’t sing and should probably quit now. I try to just take it with stride – most of my life consists of taking criticism with as much grace as humanly possible anyway.
Last night I get this email telling me I have a new comment on a video I posted two years ago of me singing a song I wrote, “holy ground (for lauren).” The comment reads:
This song is a love song I wrote for my former-girlfriend Lauren a couple years ago. My girlfriend girlfriend. I mean, how would they know? Right? They might have been clued in by the parenthetical reference, the lyrics, or my reference to being a big gay atheist in other songs – but nope, they hear what they want to hear. I kinda love it, honestly.
A year ago I got a message from a couple of girls in the Southwest somewhere that wanted the chords to the same song so they could sing it at church. Rather than point out what the song was really about, I sent them the progression, gave them my blessing and enjoyed the irony privately. I don’t know if they ever sang it or not, but I hope they did.
I don’t go out of my way to make lyrics to songs vague or relatable. I figure, if I say what’s true for me, maybe people will get the idea and like it. I think it’s kind of beautiful that these religious folks hear the words to this love song and interpret it as a praise song for God. In the misunderstanding, it’s like they’ve accepted the gay thing. More than accepted, embraced. I love that.
And you know what? She’s right, I shouldn’t let anyone tell me I’m too young to live for God.
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