Adena Atkins | Singer-Songwriter | I AM ENTERTAINMENT (IAE) MAGAZINE Album Review 2012

Songwriting - 2.75 || Music - 2.75 || Vocals - 2.75
Web: h ttp://adenaatkins.com
Location: Seattle, WA
Genre: Singer-Songwriter
Key Tracks: Hot Gray Morning

Adena Atkins is definitely one of a kind. Her current album, "The Slowest Curve," is
poetry to music and fits in perfectly at your local coffee shop. Adena is like a songbird;
singing to her own beat in life and not worried about the other birds around her.

"Hot Gray Morning," is probably my favorite song on her album. She talks about leaving
her hometown of Boston and setting out on a new journey in life. Her lyrics say, "And
simple like math, in high school the slowest curve eventually circles inward, we never do
escape the terrible longing, launching, our greatest escapades." At some point in our
lives we leave our hometown in hopes of finding a fresh start, a new beginning, and that's
exactly what this song speaks about.

Overall, "The Slowest Curve" is great for those who love poetic lyrics and mellow
production.

MUSICAL GOAL: "With this EP, I wanted to create a complete unit and I wanted to
explore some seemingly different inspirations in that unit.

When I was little I wanted to be an animator, like for Disney. This is mostly because I
couldn't stop drawing Ariel. When I got older and saw Claude Monet's water lilies, I loved
them. They seemed like an animation of light. Location and time of day are crucial in
impressionism so I was inspired to ritualize these things in The Slowest Curve. All the
songs are set in the morning, at a window. A window also happens to be the only place I
can guarantee getting to first thing in the morning. And I guess, ultimately that was my
goal with this EP, and with all the music I make--to make something delicious. " - Adena
Atkins

Review by: CJ

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