Artist description Kaitlyn's music exists within a genre that might be described as "pop noir". Tense, brooding, sensual, experimental, intensely melodic. These are all adjectives that have come up more than once in discussions about her very personal sound. Kaitlyn and her collaborating musicians craft a striking blend of elements from chamber music, rock, electronica, jazz, and ethnic music. She has drawn comparisons to Lisa Germano, Low, Portishead, and Red House Painters.

Music Style pop noir

Similar Artists Cocteau Twins, Lisa Germano, Mazzy Star, Kate Bush

Artist History  biography Kaitlyn ni Donovan is a singer and composer who lives and works in Portland, Oregon where she has performed as a solo artist since 1994. She is a Portland native but grew up in Juneau, Alaska. Over the course of her career Kaitlyn has garnered the respect and awe of musicians and listeners, both in Portland and elsewhere, for her striking compositions and noir-ish lyrics. Kaitlyn composes and performs on numerous stringed instruments including violin, guitar, mandolin, and ukelele. 1999 saw the release of her first full-length album on CD, Songs for 'Three Days' which attracted national attention and rave reviews from every major Portland print outlet and earned several well-deserved spots on local year-end "best of" lists. Since this breakthrough, Kaitlyn has assembled an ensemble of accomplished and like-minded musicians with whom she now performs regularly in Portland and across the U.S.

Group Members Kaitlyn ni Donovan (revolving)

Instruments Kaitlyn - voice, violin, guitar, mandolin, ukelele, viola

Albums "Songs for Three Days", "Dinner with Basch"

Press Reviews Kaitlyn ni Donovan - Songs for 'Three Days' K.N.Donovan is plagued (or blessed) by a doppelganger. The artist's strength is her ability to drift, letting her songs meet the ethereal, while simultaneously revolving genres for inspiration. The effect is often arresting, but an unlikely tension cross-currents even the gentlest, least engaging moments of Three Days. Intentionally or not (and I'm betting it's purposefully done), she asserts a darker persona, an element of unrest, that works against her softer side. Thus, lush string ensembles take on a haunted quality, carnivalesque moments of fear invade song structures otherwise somber or foreboding. Like me, some will find this complexity to be the music's driving force, while others will simply revel in the beauty of Donovan's songs. Either way, Three Days is a pretty sure bet. -GREG WEEKS (The Big Take Over)

Location Portland, OR - USA

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