Kellen & Me / Kellen & Me
Album: Kellen & Me   Collection:General
Artist:Kellen & Me   Added:Feb 2012
Label:Audiotree  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-03-10 Pull Date: 2012-05-12
Week Ending: May 13 May 6 Apr 22 Apr 8 Apr 1 Mar 25 Mar 18
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 2 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 21, 2012: Time Traveler
Age Of Eight
4. May 08, 2012: Time Traveler
Why Are You?
2. Jul 20, 2012: Time Traveler
Why Are You?
5. May 01, 2012: Time Traveler
Why Are You?
3. Jun 26, 2012: Time Traveler
Why Are You?
6. Apr 17, 2012: Time Traveler
Why Are You?

Album Review
Francis D
Reviewed 2012-03-08
“Kellen & Me” Kellen & Me
Kellen Kerwin is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter from Chicago. This is indie twee pop, with mostly whimsical, if sometimes a bit out there, lyrics. Kerwin plays almost all of the instruments on the CD (hence the Kellen & Me name), featuring guitar, keyboards and electronic drum lines. Most vocals are processed. The CD reminds me a lot of several Harry Nilsson albums (which may be obscure for many of you — but check out Me and My Arrow or Nilsson Schmilsson).
— Francis

Recommended: 9, 3 or 8. Borderline FCC on #6 (sings “God damn” several times).

1. (3:39) Also So Absurd — Light, breezy and sweet. Playful picking of guitar.
2. (3:10) Batteries & Frequencies — Syncopated, stop-and-go melody. Electronic tambourine shaking throughout.
3. (4:11) Space-Time Ride — Bouncy mix of guitar and calliope synth. ***
4. (4:32) The Earth, Someday… — Strumming guitar over sustained synth bed. Bongo drum rhythm.
5. (3:44) Hum~Bolt Tribute Song — Circus-like melody with a bass line like an oom-pah band. Contrasts with dark lyrics about drug dealing and related violence.
6. (2:35) Practical People — Hesitant pace. Bells. Handclaps. Borderline FCC. (God damn, sung several times.)
7. (4:07) The Lovers (Waltz) — Circus calliope again — in 3/4 time!
8. (3:58) Age of Eight — Dreamy, skipping guitar and vocals with rolling waves of synth and soft vocals. ***
9. (2:26) Why Are You? — Bright, uptempo twee pop melody — not as sweet as some. Reminiscent of Paul McCartney’s first LP. (Another obscure reference, I know…) ****
10. (4:45) So Long for Now, Goodbye… — More pensive than the rest of the CD. Nice guitar picking backing the vocals. Lengthy trail-out has a Western flavor.


Track Listing
1. Also So Absurd   6. Practical People
2. Batteries & Frequencies   7. The Lovers {Waltz}
3. Space-Time Ride   8. Age Of Eight
4. The Earth, Someday...   9. Why Are You?
5. Hum~Bolt Tribute Song   10. So Long For Now, Goodbye...