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Kid Dakota

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Don't know a great deal about this artist but I happened across one of his tunes quite a while back now and instantly loved it!!

The following is retrieved from the, "Official Kid Dakota Website".

"Kid Dakota songs always come across as simultaneously vulnerable and intellectual. They span the entire available spectrum of human emotions, from quiet contemplation to pure agony, and translate them through complex drum sequences, myriad guitar effects, and passionate vocals. Lyrically, the songs read more like Dostoevsky than Dylan, and Jackson often uses his favorite fiction or philosophy as a springboard for lyrical content, channeling timeless ideas through his own experiences. It sounds ambitious, but Jackson's gift for irony and humor places his poetry squarely in the realm of the accessible. Because he understands the bigger picture is really all about pretty songs and about moving a listener to tears. Or to a jealous rage. Or to kiss the person standing next to you at the show.

Underlying each of these dynamically emotive songs, though, is a common thread. It's a rare Kid Dakota song that doesn't have some element of the high plains blowing through it, whether in the serendipitous crackle of an amp, the strident tone of a Telecaster, or the dusty hum of an old organ, if not overtly in the lyrics. It's a technique mostly employed by literary types these days, and one that few musicians bother with anymore--that of evoking the character of a particular time or place through their music. Jackson has made an entire career of doing exactly that. Somewhere in western South Dakota is a tiny town called Bison. You've never heard ofit, but if you've ever listened to a Kid Dakota song, you've already been there. "

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Official Kid Dakota Website