Though classified as folk, Kesang Marstrand’s debut album, Bodega Rose, both transcends traditional labels and bridges the borders between them. Half driving acoustic jazz tracks and half melancholy story-songs, Bodega Rose is a striking first album, filled with poetic lyrics and not only heartfelt but talented arrangements. On Rose, Marstrand implements few instruments other than her acoustic guitar, saving piano, gently tapped drums, and a melodica for a few jazzier tracks. Perhaps it’s for the best, as this paring-down serves to better showcase her voice. Tinged with bittersw… read more
Though classified as folk, Kesang Marstrand’s debut album, Bodega Rose, both transcends traditional labels and bridges the borders between them. Half… read more
Though classified as folk, Kesang Marstrand’s debut album, Bodega Rose, both transcends traditional labels and bridges the borders between them. Half driving acoustic jazz tracks and hal… read more
After discovering her passion for music via a piano in the common room of a schoolhouse in Colorado, Kesang Marstrand knew that it would be an inseparable part her life. As a teen, she entertained the hope of one day becoming a classical pianist and composer, but her family's move to New York City while she was in high school prompted her to exchange the piano for the ever-more-mobile acoustic guitar. Born in Woodstock, New York, to a Danish mother and Tibetan father, the young musician sought out inspiration that was as varied as her cultural background. With artists like Davi… read more
After discovering her passion for music via a piano in the common room of a schoolhouse in Colorado, Kesang Marstrand knew that it would be an inseparable part her life. As a teen, she ente… read more
After discovering her passion for music via a piano in the common room of a schoolhouse in Colorado, Kesang Marstrand knew that it would be an inseparable part her life. As a teen, she entertained the hope of one day becoming a classic… read more