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Kristen Rae Bowden

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New single "marry me once"

Coming soon: April 25 2023

Kristen Rae Bowden's new folk-tinged single “Marry Me Once” is a silky ballad of self-acceptance and personal independence. Over the majestic tones of a grand piano she sings to us with vulnerable defiance: “You’re not gonna marry me once / just to say it’s forever / that’s not how forever happens to be.” “Marry Me Once” was inspired by an ironic turn of the tides.

Kristen explains, “In my early 20's I thought I wanted to get married. For love, I thought. In reality, it was because I was afraid of the unknown. I wanted something to be 'all figured out'. Back then, thankfully, no one asked. I grew up and learned to love myself, me alone. Suddenly men wanted to seal the deal with me on paper. But I no longer wish to figure out my forever, today. I want to freely choose and be chosen, and that must happen every day, maybe every hour, whether you marry your lover or not.”

Sonically “Marry Me Once” shines with warm, earthy authenticity, evoking mental images of fresh air and rolling waves.  The lively vocal melody, layered velvet harmonies, and smooth guitar will draw you into an intimate natural world, where Kristen’s confessional lyrics may remind you: know thyself.

There is only one person you have to live with forever, and that person is you.

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new single "hard to love"

Released on valentines day 2023

Piano-centric singer-songwriter Kristen Rae Bowden explores a new era of adulthood with an indie pop sound on her new single “Hard to Love”. Inspired by a crippling fear of intimacy in her early thirties, Bowden is offering her new track on Valentines Day as a love letter to the lonely and jaded. Armed with sweet-but-salty vocals and an analogue synth, she explores the cynicism that comes after one too many heartbreaks: “When will things just get back to normal / I think to myself / and scoff as the thought runs through my mind.” The track was recorded at the Dave Matthews’ Bands’ Haunted Hollow studio and features Dane Alderson (Yellowjackets), Joe Lawlor (Egypt, DMB), Tevis Marshall, and Nate Brown (Everything). Retelling a universal story with the heartbeat of an electronic drum, “Hard to Love” encourages us to let go and get vulnerable… a reminder that is always right on time.

 

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“Kristen Rae Bowden has the richness of style to carry a meaningful song like this. She has an inherent feel for the profound in all three: her lyrics, and the nuance of her vocals and playing.” - Melissa Clarke

— Americana Highways

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