Behind Each Kiss
Well-crafted pop songs are deceptive simplicity at best. The melodies, so accessible and infectious, spill out so easily. When Corinne McKnight is the one to write and perform these songs, it’s easy to forget how much raw talent and hard work go into them It’s also easy just to sit back and listen, and her new album, Behind Each Kiss (out August 2015 on Over the Well) is perfect for just that.
Though McKnight is only 18, this is her third full-length. She’s been performing for nearly a decade already, opening for Vince Gill earlier this summer. Local Sounds Magazine praised her 2014 release, Take My Hand, calling the songs “exquisitely catchy” and “downright lovable.” “It’s quick to see that this girl means business,” writes Rick Tvedt. And McKnight is in the business of not just music but of alchemy. She spins heartbreak and confusion into effortless confections. On “Better Than You,” her acoustic guitar pulses steadily beneath the...
Though McKnight is only 18, this is her third full-length. She’s been performing for nearly a decade already, opening for Vince Gill earlier this summer. Local Sounds Magazine praised her 2014 release, Take My Hand, calling the songs “exquisitely catchy” and “downright lovable.” “It’s quick to see that this girl means business,” writes Rick Tvedt. And McKnight is in the business of not just music but of alchemy. She spins heartbreak and confusion into effortless confections. On “Better Than You,” her acoustic guitar pulses steadily beneath the...
