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Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson grew up in Seattle after being born in New York City in 1972. Her music draws from both punk and folk traditions, with Elliott Smith and her own...

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Kimya Dawson's quiet, conversational folk-punk

A songwriter who makes personal stories feel like shared secrets.

If you want to hear what she does best, try 'Tire Swing' or 'Lullaby For The Taken.' They're good examples of how she writes.

Dawson's music matters because it feels like a friend talking to you in a quiet room. Songs like 'Loose Lips' and 'So Nice So Smart' show how she can turn everyday anxieties into something you can hum along to. She's been doing this since her first solo record in 2002, and she's still writing with that same directness today.

She grew up in Seattle after being born in New York City in 1972. Her early touchstones were Elliott Smith and her own band The Moldy Peaches, and she put out her first solo record in 2002. Since then she's released albums like 'Thumbsucker' in 2011 and 'Take Me to the Hospital' in 2019, usually performing alone with just guitar or ukulele.

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Kimya Dawson grew up in Seattle after being born in New York City in 1972. Her music draws from both punk and folk traditions, with Elliott Smith and her own band The Moldy Peaches among her early touchstones.

She put out her first solo record, 'Remember That I Love You,' in 2002. A few years later, the song 'So Nice So Smart' from her 2006 album 'My Boyfriend' found an audience online and brought more attention to her work. Her songs often work with just guitar or ukulele, and she writes plainly about personal matters like love and mental health.

Dawson has released several albums since, including 'Thumbsucker' in 2011 and 'Take Me to the Hospital' in 2019. She usually performs alone, though she has worked with other musicians at times. Songs like 'Tire Swing' and 'Lullaby For The Taken' show her continued focus on direct, conversational writing.

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