Kendra Morris

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Kendra Morris
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Background information
Birth nameKendra Morris
Born (1981-04-10) April 10, 1981 (age 42)
Lodi, California, United States
Genres Soul [1]
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, visual artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2008–present
LabelsWax Poetics 2011–2013, Naive 2011–2013, ..
Website http://kendramorrismusic.com

Kendra Morris (born April 10, 1981) [2] is an American soul singer-songwriter based in New York City, originally from St. Petersburg, Florida. [3]

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Career

Morris was a contestant on Fuse TV's Redemption Song . [4] She was signed to Wax Poetics, and in 2011 released her first single, "Concrete Waves" [5] (which later received a remix from DJ Premier). [1] Also in 2011, she joined Dennis Coffey on tour, performing lead vocals. [6] [7] Her debut album, Banshee, was released in August 2012 from Naïve Records. [8] [9] [10] Her sophomore release Mockingbird, a covers record was released on Wax Poetics on July 30, 2013.

In 2013, her cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" was featured in early trailers for the film Dead Man Down . [11] The use of the song was well received, with Movieline calling it "kind of amazing", [12] ScreenCrush saying it "lends the movie an eerie and beautiful grandeur", [13] and BuzzSugar said the "powerful" song was what made the trailer "pop". [14]

Her song "Banshee" was featured in the season one episode of Ray Donovan "Fite Nite". [15]

On June 17, 2016, Morris released her third album, titled Babble. [16]

Morris was featured on the single "Phantoms" with Open Mike Eagle and Vinnie Paz on the Czarface-MF Doom collaboration album Czarface Meets Metal Face , [17] and directed and animated the official video for the single "Bomb Thrown". [18] She again collaborated with Czarface when she was featured on two tracks ("Morning Ritual" and "The King Heard Voices") on their collaboration album with Ghostface Killah, Czarface Meets Ghostface .

Morris released her 4th album titled Nine Lives on February 18, 2022. "Penny Pincher" was released as its lead single. [19]

A new album titled I Am What I'm Waiting For was announced for release on August 25, 2023. [20]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
FR
[21]
2010
Kendra Morris-
2012
Banshee104
2013
Mockingbird-
2016
Babble-
2022
Nine Lives-
2023
I Am What I'm Waiting For-

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
FR
[21]
2011"Concrete Waves" 
2014"Banshee"151Banshee
2022"Penny Pincher" Nine Lives

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