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Jan 22, 2021 By Joey Arnone Madeline Kenney

Oakland-based singer/songwriter Madeline Kenney has released a new self-produced EP titled Summer Quarter via Carpark. Kenney has also shared a self-directed video for the EP’s “Wasted Time,” which was shot at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Check it out below, along with the tracklist and cover art for Summer Quarter.

Kenney states regarding the video in a press release: “In making this music video, something inherently hands on and collaborative, I wanted to make the process not only safe and comfortable for dancers amidst a pandemic, but also celebratory of their talents and a venue for them to move/create/express themselves in a way they may have not gotten the chance to do in a long time. We were super lucky to get let into the Greek Theatre to film, and using the drone made it easier to shoot the dancers safely. ‘Wasted Time’ is about making art and finding the process of selling that art to be the thing that kills it, and how hard it can be to create under duress and urgency. The dancers seemed to fully embrace that theme and run with it, and I wanted the video to show them running (or improvising) with it.”

Kenney’s most recent album, Sucker’s Lunch, came out last year via Carpark, and made it to #63 on our Top 100 Albums of 2020 list.

Check out our interview with Kenney, which was originally published in our current print issue (Issue 67) back in September of last year.

Summer Quarter EP Tracklist:

1. Summer Quarter
2. Wasted Time
3. Truth
4. Superstition

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