Kimya Dawson is an amazing artist who is part of the antifolk music scene. Antifolk music takes the earthy, raw feeling of folk music and combines it with experimental, and sometimes playful, lyrics. The style of antifolk varies from artist to artist, but Kimya Dawson's solo music is consistent with the description above. Dawon's music is raw, and combines honesty, playfulness, and an undertone of innocence which I find to be beautiful. She was part of a group with Adam Green called the Moldy Peaches, but now she's a solo artist.
Seeing her perform live was amazing. She wasn't pretending to be anything, she was just herself. Sitting on a stool while meekly speaking in between her personal songs, watching her perform was uncomfortable at times. She would play a song, tell a personal story, tell the audience not to laugh at the story because it wasn't funny, the audience would feel bad for laughing about the story, and then she'd play another song. Dawson has a way to mix pain and humor in the most comforting way. Her music and her spirit filled the room with warmth. Dawson's concert was the best I had ever seen, because it was the most honesty I've ever seen on stage. I'm attaching some youtube clips of my favorite songs from her solo and with the Moldy Peaches. Nothing came out is one of my favorite songs ever.
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