Haunting, evocative and utterly mesmerising, singer-songwriter Kate Fenner has shared her most recent full length project and it’s not for the faint hearted. ‘Dead Reckoning’ is a harrowing, yet incredibly beautiful album that dives deep into loss, death, trauma and the spaces in between. Glistening with grace, ‘Dead Reckoning’ is a deeply empathetic and emotional collection of songs that seeks to provide comfort to anyone dealing with the pain and tragedy of loosing a loved one.
Offering a hand to hold throughout, it’s a cathartic, healing listen and one that cannot be defined by words. Put simply, this is a must listen for anyone traversing these waves.
“I know life by definition is contoured by the loss of it. This time feels particularly burdened with loss, real and impending; maybe every time has felt that way. I’m left with love as the only defense—loving people and letting them know they were loved by you. Dead Reckoning really is a reckoning during a period of seemingly endless loss and an attempt to determine a “way of living that is not waiting,” as I recently heard poet Jorie Graham say in an interview. Singing is my way of loving, loving even danger. Here I sing to my friends, my parents; their ghosts; and to you. I hope you can hear it.”
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