Sharon Kenny - My Name Is Sharon
2011, Sharon Kenny
2011, Sharon Kenny
Sharon Kenny is a singer, songwriterand composer based in New York City who just seems to keep getting better withtime. The former Musical Director of Off-Broadway smash Tony N Tina’s Wedding is working on a new musical and has givenconcerts at the Kennedy Center, Joe’s Pub, The Gramercy Theater andFeinstein’s. My Name Is Sharon is the first of two EPs Kenny released in 2011,and displays her unique combination of intelligent and humorous lyrics withmelodies that just get stuck in your head.
Kenny opens with "My Name Is Sharon",tracking the course of a child who grows into a woman while learning all of thethings she isn't supposed to do. There's an intriguing, urgent air to th songthat's emphasized in Kenny's catchy, stream of conscious style. Kenny's levelof honesty in "Fallout Shelter" is stunning, as she dissects her owninner thoughts on self-sabotage in relationships. "Different Bodies"shares a similar sense of urgency. Kenny settles in for the long haul, offeringa series of songs full of thought, emotional analysis and humor."Oxytocin" is urgent, relentless and fun, while "Sterilize"explores the attempt to lose all traces of another in intriguing fashion.
"Restart" is an apologyand request to try again set to music. Kenny uses plaintive guitar, cello and alovely melody to couch the entreaty, one of the most moving songs on the album."Nerd Playa" is a blatant statement of feeling, brilliantly writtenand fun in the execution. Kenny is at her best when employing humor onotherwise serious subjects; her sense of mischief and fun shines through evenon CD. "Necessary Roughness" alto intrigues, paving the way for"Quiet Violence". Kenny acknowledges real violence, but points outthat silence in a relationship can be far more damaging than open hostility.Kenny closes somewhat weakly with "Granite", which plays more like anafterthought than an upright part of the album.
Sharon Kenny shows a surprising mixof wisdom and humor in the songwriting on My Name Is Sharon, blending itwith a musicality that's quirky and fun. Kenny lapses into her own comfortablegroove from time-to-time, but generally keeps the energy high and the moodentertaining on My Name Is Sharon. If Sharon Kenny has escaped yourattention before now, My Name Is Sharonis a worthwhile introduction.
Rating: 3 Stars (Out of 5)
Learn more at www.sharon-kenny.com or www.myspace.com/sharonkenny.
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