On her incredible debut album, Chicago singer and poet Kara Jackson landed in a space somewhere between the pure folk of her idol Joni Mitchell and the gothic songwriting of Nico. Her raw storytelling was countered by a refusal to be pigeonholed, preferring to see her work as a pure cathartic release. Written after the death of her best friend in her teens, in the title track she penned one of the greatest and most poignant songs of loss and grief.
An incredible album of heartbreak and humour, delivered with a searing, pitch perfect intensity. Production and arrangements are superb, lifting each song to true heights of prosody; already timeless classic
“Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love?” my debut album is out April 14th. i cannot believe this is real and that i get to share it with you all. ive been thinking about music my whole life, been dreaming of doing it since i could conceptualize what it is on this earth i would do. for so much of my life this is a dream i shared with my best friend Maya who is no longer with us. finishing this album, it feels like crossing a milestone for us both. the title of my album, the question, is driven by grief. why do we show up on this world alongside one another? to love and to mourn? to curse each other out? to die working every day? idk im still figuring it out. im so lucky to have people around me who believe in me and in my work. i have more to share soon
released April 14th, 2023
The Fat Angel Sings 