Vents Magazine review

Massive thanks to Vents Magazine for the wonderful review of Vignettes:

Kim Edwards has been working on this album for ten years, and honestly? It shows – in the best way possible.

“Vignettes” is ten songs that feel more like short stories set to music. Edwards, who’s based in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, has always been drawn to narrative songwriting, but this collection takes it to another level entirely.

The opener “Ashes to Ashes” deals with the messy aftermath of a breakup. “The Seafarer’s Song” puts you on a boat in the middle of nowhere. “Raised by Wolves” is about that person we’ve all known – the one you love but who can’t seem to settle down with anyone. Then there’s “Steinbeck,” which pulls from Depression-era history and features some seriously impressive horn work.

Edwards recorded the album with producer Jared Salte at Salt Shaker Studios. They brought in Rob Szabo for strings and got Fletch Wiley and Phil Miller to handle the brass on “Steinbeck.” The whole thing has this old-school, cinematic feel – like if Taylor Swift’s “folklore” had been made in 1947.