Madeline Kenney

Madeline Kenney is an indie rock artist based in Oakland, California, who uses idioms of dream pop with its characteristic shimmer and haze, along with elements of electronic pop, though she tends to be stylistically fluid. Her music is generally soft and subdued, which is also echoed in her vocal delivery. Her melodies are clear, and her flow is calm and relaxed, sometimes with what feels like a subtle trip-hop reference or a gentle electronic feel in her grooves. There is also an intricate layer to her songs, fairly close to the surface, introduced by the detailed work she puts into her compositions and the textures she builds into her presentation that end up giving her music an extra lift that gives it a soft focused art rock edge as well.