Sophia Kennedy Explained

Sophia Kennedy is an American musician.

Early life and education

Kennedy was born in Baltimore, Maryland[1] to an American father and mother, who re-married a German. She has two brothers. When she was five years old,[2] the family moved to a village in central Germany near Göttingen. They continued to speak English at home but Kennedy quickly learned German in Kindergarten. She later moved to Hamburg to attend university.[3] Kennedy has said that music brings back her American roots commenting that “I always go there [to Baltimore] in my mind when I'm making music, not to the city in particular, but to the conflict of growing up far away as a kid... I can barely speak English properly anymore - but having that American accent in my voice when I sing, it's the feeling that that's the part of me that's still there.”[4]

Career

Kennedy first studied filmmaking[5] and began her career making soundtracks for theatre and television before releasing her first album in 2017. It was described in reviews as 'idiosyncratic' and 'like a Dr. Seuss book come to life, but in an even brighter Technicolor.[6] [7] In 2021, she released "Monsters" the songs in which were described as having a unique and varied structure creating an effect which was "disarmingly disorientating and oddly relaxing."[8] [9] She works with Mense Reents, also known as the "Klavierspieler der Goldenen Zitronen", who accompanies her performances on the stage.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Weber . Julian . 20 May 2017 . Sehnsucht nach Wasser: POP Größeren Willen zum Stil gab es hierzulande in diesem Jahr noch nicht. Die Hamburgerin Sophia Kennedy veröffentlicht ein glorreiches Debütalbum . de . 16 . Die Tageszeitung; Berlin [Berlin] . ProQuest.
  2. News: Chassepot . Philippe . 26 June 2021 . SOPHIA, VITAMINE K: Deuxième album tombé du ciel pour la jeune artiste américaine Sophia Kennedy, nouveau talent protéiforme de la pop . fr . 27 . Le Temps; Genèva [Genèva] . ProQuest.
  3. Web site: Pierson-Hagger. Ellen. 2021-05-05. Musician Sophia Kennedy: "Being a loser in Europe is easier than being a loser in America". live. 2021-10-23. New Statesman. en-US. 2021-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506184041/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2021/05/musician-sophia-kennedy-interview-hamburg-europe-pudel.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-23. Sophia Kennedy Bibliography. live. 2021-10-24. City Slang. en. 2020-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125102814/https://cityslang.com/artists/sophia-kennedy.
  5. News: May 19, 2021 . Sophia Kennedy's 'Monsters' Showcases The Method Of A Restless Experimenter . Fresh Air; Philadelphia Philadelphia: NPR . ProQuest.
  6. Web site: Evans. Dayna. 2017-06-23. Sophia Kennedy Made the Best Pop Record You’ve Probably Never Heard Of. 2021-10-23. The Cut. en-us. 2021-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505193708/https://www.thecut.com/2017/06/sophia-kennedy-pampa-records-interview.html. live.
  7. Web site: Sherburne. Philip. Sophia Kennedy: Sophia Kennedy. live. 2021-10-23. Pitchfork. en. 2021-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505193739/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23190-sophia-kennedy/.
  8. Web site: Aroesti. Rachel. 2021-05-07. Sophia Kennedy: Monsters review – showtunes and sub-bass from sonic shapeshifter. live. 2021-10-24. The Guardian. en. 2021-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627020606/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/07/sophia-kennedy-monsters-review.
  9. News: Herpell . Werner . 4 May 2021 . Große Bühne für eine starke Stimme: Sophia Kennedys «Monsters» . de . DPA International (German); Hamburg [Hamburg] . ProQuest.
  10. News: Zimmer . Louisa . 12 July 2021 . Ekstatisch trotz Abstand: Tanzen durfte nur eine – Sophia Kennedy selbst. Wegen des Wetters konnte das Konzert der Elektro-Pop-Künstlerin doch nicht Open Air stattfinden. Es war trotz alledem ein rauschender Abend im Festsaal Kreuzberg . de . 24 . Die Tageszeitung; Berlin [Berlin] . ProQuest.

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