
Emily Keener has marked her 2020 return with unbridled honesty, intimate reflection, and a hauntingly poignant indie folk sound. It’s a winning combination for the 21-year-old Cleveland-based singer/songwriter, and one that makes her sophomore solo record a tremendous success: A stirring coming-of-age soundtrack to life and love, isolation and connection, I Do Not Have to Be Good hails Emily Keener’s rise as a vulnerable lyricist and a breathtaking songwriter.
I Do Not Have to Be Good, independently released Friday, May 22, 2020. An ambitious project four years in the making, Emily Keener’s new album is a sophomore triumph: A former Voice Season 10 competitor, Keener’s music takes a refreshingly clear, thoughtful approach to significant coming-of-age questions of intimacy and purpose, sex and identity, connection and living with intent. Her songs are haunting like those of Phoebe Bridgers, and equally moving; there is no question that this young up-and-comer is going places.
Tracklist:
01 – Nap
02 – Do You Love Me Lately?
03 – I Know (feat. Cathalyn)
04 – I Don’t Know Anything
05 – Boats
06 – Static
07 – Mary, I Love Her
08 – Elbow
09 – Comfort
OVERALL RATING





4 stars