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"Dancin' up on tabletops, won't stop yeah now I've got
Sweet dreams thinkin' bout this girl I just met..."
Love & Games is an acoustic summer bop that will have listeners singing and dancing along. The inspiration came from a songwriting workshop challenge where Kelli chose a major artist (Ed Sheeran) and wrote as if she was co-writing the song with him. The lyrics follow the perspective of a female celebrity caught up in the whirlwind of partying and failed attempts at finding meaningful love.
This pop track is a big step up for Kelli as an artist. Love & Games blends her natural acoustic guitar tendencies with an exploration into the synthy funk-pop world. Love & Games is bringing new listeners in while intriguing longtime fans with a summer anthem!
"Take my hand and fly with me
and like birds we'll start to soar..."
Kelli's second album explores her relationship with "company", from the depths of loneliness in early 2018 to getting engaged to her now wife in 2021. This album takes you on a folk-pop journey through all types “company” with three-part harmonies and a rich landscape of acoustic instrumentation.
What's your favorite type of company? Friends around a campfire? The electric energy of a room full of strangers? Time with your partner? Whatever type of company you are vibing with today, there is a song on this album for you.
These songs are meant to soar into your heart and give you something to ponder or smile about every time you return. Thanks for listening. <3
"My favorite place in the whole wide world
is down the dirt path to the dam..."
The opening lyric of the title track, Nomahegan recalls Kelli's favorite place to go in the park that shaped her childhood. Nomahegan is a hidden gem of Cranford, NJ and young Kelli was lucky enough to live across the street and experience this haven every day.
The album is a collection of 12 songs that Kelli wrote during the years that she transitioned from her childhood home in Cranford to the crazy world of adulthood in New York City. Soaring melodies and lyrical guitar work evoke her two major influences; Joni Mitchell and Ingrid Michaelson.