Kim Ferron

about

In a musical climate dominated by pre-packaged hype and artificially sweetened ear candy, Kim Ferron is the real thing, an artist who remembers the days when songs actually mattered. She emerges fully formed on her exhilarating Cherry/Universal debut, an album that reveals an emotional depth and range that broadens with each listen. Uncompromising, cathartic and from the soul, Ferron's confessional song writing lays her bare: raw yet gentle, tender yet lacerated, vulnerable yet completely in control, all sung with a voice that's warm, fluid, and absolutely stunning. Whether cooing about pleasures of the flesh, asserting her self-reliance or condemning a dying relationship, the pop-savvy Ferron masterfully manipulates melody to serve mood. As a result, hook-laden, bittersweet songs like "Nothing But You," "Dance" and "Real" are not only rich with provocative imagery, but catchy enough to sound familiar after a single spin. Simply put, few debut albums announce themselves with such authority. Says Ferron, "I want people to turn to my music and feel something, be it anger, sorrow or joy. I just want them to find it therapeutic. I want them to use it as a release. That's how I felt when I first turned to music. It became my escape." Born and raised by her mother in South Florida, Ferron fell in love with singing at an early age. "We moved around a lot and didn't have a lot of money," she recalls. "I couldn't afford to buy a lot of records, so my exposure to music was mostly li