Jenny Kern’s Expansive and Vulnerable “Satellite” is a Lush Catharsis of Hope in a Time of Acute Self-Awareness

JennyKern1_crop_Jan29_2020 — Jenny Kern, photo courtesy the artist

From the beginning of “Satellite,” Jenny Kern’s vocals immediately strike you as being different, uniquely expressive. Is it because her voice is huskier or deeper? Perhaps but her cadence and delivery goes in directions that seem to be almost the opposite of the predictable instincts of many singers. As she sketches for us the emotional setting for us and her uncommonly deep self-examination exposing her awareness of her own failings and yet knowing she is capable of better backed by a desire to be better than she had previously thought she could be before becoming intimately familiar with her shortcomings and the consequences for others. The song doesn’t strike a defensive tone, it is not maudlin, instead it reaches out with a spirit of vulnerability and honesty. Kern’s voice sits like a constant presence in an evolving soundscape of lush sounds that swell and change pace with the way she lays out the strains of her aching heart at how she doesn’t want to mess things up this time around as she has in the past. Kern gets you to identify with such feelings in yourself and with her struggle and hope for a better future. Listen to “Satellite” on Spotify and follow Kern at the links below.