Madeline Kenney

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Madeline Kenney
Madeline Kenney 2019.jpg
Kenney in 2019
Background information
Born Seattle, Washington
Origin Oakland, California
Genres Indie rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
LabelsCompany

Madeline Claire Kenney [1] is an American indie rock singer-songwriter based in Oakland, California. [2]

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Early life and career

Born and raised in Seattle, Kenney started playing piano at the age of five and joined multiple bands. [3] [4]

In 2016, she released the extended play Signals, [5] and in 2017, she released her debut studio album Night Night at the First Landing on Company Records. [6] Both the records were produced by Chaz Bear, also known as Toro y Moi. [7] [8] A follow-up album, Perfect Shapes, was released in October 2018, with Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak producing. [9] On January 22, 2021, Kenney surprise-released her EP Summer Quarter. [10]

She released her fourth album A New Reality Mind on July 28, 2023. [11]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Night Night at the First Landing [3]
Perfect Shapes
  • Released: October 5, 2018
  • Label: Carpark
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP
Sucker's Lunch
  • Released: July 31, 2020
  • Label: Carpark
  • Format: Digital download, CD
A New Reality Mind
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Carpark
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Signals [8]
Summer Quarter [10]
  • Released: January 22, 2021
  • Label: Carpark

Singles

TitleYear
"Rita"2017
"Always"

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