Kinnie Starr finds love in her music
Artist takes a break from hip hop to push new sounds
By Eric Volmers, Canwest news service
Kinnie Starr performs on the main stage at the Ottawa Folk Festival, Aug 21, 2009 at Britannia Park. Starr is a singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta. Her music, which blends hip hop and alternative rock, has been described as “hip hop aggro groove.”
‘I’m taking a rest while hip hop gets better,” says Kinnie Starr with a laugh, when asked about the lack of beats and rhymes in her latest work.
One can’t help but think the versatile singer-songwriter has trotted out this sound bite-worthy line once or twice before while on the publicity rounds behind her new album, A Different Day. True to its title, her fifth disc is certainly different from her last four, particularly in its dearth of hip-hop sounds. But the outspoken Calgary native makes it clear that her temporary alienation from the form is based on some compelling outside factors, not just the creative restlessness that has always defined her work.
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