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Christina Kowalchuk is featured on Outbound Radio |
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 Christina Kowalchuk is a powerhouse singer-songwriter with a wry, spry wit and a relentlessly open heart. She’s got a soulful, arresting voice, a huge range and an equally huge personality, all of which come through in her music. Her debut solo CD, How Much Noise, is ambitious and fully realized. Says Kowalchuk, “I bit off a lot, and I think I’ve managed to chew it all.” How Much Noise covers a wide swath of emotional and musical terrain, from a head-nodding indie-rock anthem, to a raucous romp about monkeys, to a devastatingly vulnerable, stripped-down acoustic number. With catchy tunes, compelling lyrics and killer arrangements, these songs are sticky as honey, and just as sweet. This album blends a solid indie-rock band with immense and soulful vocals, catchy pop hooks, and the occasional, well-placed jazz lick. Kowalchuk showcases her remarkable range throughout the album by singing all her own harmonies (complete with monkey sounds). While she has been compared to artists such as Natalie Merchant, Fiona Apple and K.T. Tunstall, Kowalchuk has a sound all her own, that defies easy categorization. Produced by Margrit Eichler of San Francisco’s True Margrit, How Much Noise features a bevy of talented musicians: Eichler herself on keys, as well as her drummer Andrew Bacon; several members of the rapidly rising Bay Area folk-pop band Blame Sally: Jeri Jones on electric guitar and Pam Delgado on percussion; multifaceted bass players Daniel Fabricant and Paul Olguin; Sacramento-based singer-songwriter Teresa Esguerra on acoustic guitar, and Yair Evnin on cello. |
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