Kristina Grafer
Kristina is one of those artists that realizes how important social networks are for promotion. She's out there promoting her music through these outlets. She is one of the artists that found me, rather than me finding her. I get a lot of links through Twitter, and I listen to them all. I'm not going to lie to you and say that I enjoy them all. To be completely upfront about it, I actually dislike over half of the music I'm sent or find that the artist just isn't ready to be let out into the world, they still need to put in some work. That isn't and wasn't the case with Kristina Grafer's music. I immediately realized that she as an artist is a force to be reckoned with. She has the talent, she has the knowledge on how to use it, and she has the hunger to get it heard. Her stuff not only sounds good, but she also has it packaged well. It's sitting in her online store on bandcamp, just waiting to be bought by consumers who need what she has to offer in their lives.
When I listen to an artist for the first time, I often take notes. As I look back over the notes I wrote about Kristina's music, I find that I kept coming back to the word 'nautical'. I didn't use this word in my video review while I was describing her music because I couldn't figure out how it fit. But still, every time that I hear her music that word pops into my head. I'm no uneducated moron, I know what the word means. As a matter of fact, let's just define it right here:
Nautical: adjective. 1. of or concerning sailors or navigation; maritime.
The more I think about it the more I realize that it does fit. Maybe not with her music as a whole, but certainly with her voice. I find her voice to be peaceful and beautiful, and for whatever reason it reminds me of the ocean. I'm not saying she's like a seashell that you can hold up to your ear and hear waves. It's just the visual that her voice brings me back to every single time. Maybe that's because the ocean represents a peaceful feeling for me. But thinking about that definition of the word further, I can see it fitting in a broader spectrum:
Nautical: adjective. 1. of or concerning sailors or navigation; maritime.
Her writing talent is astonishing. And many of her songs touch on life direction and paths... Navigation. I suppose this is the moment where I should just realize that if I trusted my gut from the start more often, I'd understand things better more quickly. However, I'm happy to have had this time to sit here and ponder it, and really understand the feeling Kristina Grafer's music gives me.
I suppose I should go into more detail on what her music actually sounds like, since this is supposed to be a review and all. Her first EP, Note to Self, is an acoustic thing of beauty and depth. Her most recently released EP, Sincerity, has a bold full rock band sound. Both of them are wonderful, and in my opinion, something your music library probably wishes you'd just buy already. Because without it, your music library is most certainly incomplete. Also, as a person, I find her to be very sure of what she wants, while somehow managing to still be very sweet and humble.
I see a lot of success in her future, and hope that it comes soon for her, because she's working her butt off to get there, and she has all of the talent to shine in any spotlight. My continued support and best wishes go out to Kristina, and I hope she knows that I'm right here ready to help her if she ever finds some way that I can.
She's in the Chicago area, so if you know of any venues looking for an act, you should let her know. Last I heard, she was looking for shows to play. If you're looking for her music, you can listen to it on Pandora. But I'd just like to suggest going on over to bandcamp and buying it. She sells physical copies, and if I remember correctly, you get an instant digital download with the purchase of those.
Kristina Grafer's Links:
Just in case you missed "The Best Music You Didn't Know You Were Missing 7.2" here it is:
And again, bridges to my castles:
Virtual Mail: hpfansonghost@gmail.com
Physical Mail: P.O. Box 461 Gruetli-Laager, TN 37339
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