KP Hawthorn - Til The Glitter End (2025) Hi-Res

West Coast singer now based in Nashville, KP has been performing & recording for a while as a founding member of The HawtThorns & CALICO. This is her debut solo album, Til The Glitter End, providing 9 sparkling tunes that start with “Fool’s Gold.” KP has a pleasant spatial voice with lots of sensitivity & pensiveness. The album was produced by KP with Steve Berns & recorded at The Fitting Room Studio in Nashville. KP (vocals/acoustic guitar/mandolin/keys) doesn’t showcase each tune with delicacy since she offers lots of upbeat muscle on tunes like “High Road,” featuring Rosie Flores (electric guitar). Almost a Tex-Mex blend funneled through country-rock expressiveness. Quite good & a nice signature style for her voice. At times, she has the same purifying genuineness as singers like Cris Williamson, Mary Chapin-Carpenter & Beth Nielsen-Chapman. A clarity to her tone that is refined & satisfying.

“Roll Away The Stone” (a song written for a friend battling addiction) is fairly standard & cliched, but KP still manages to motivate effectively. It’s not wholly a mainstream or commercial tune but has appeal due in large part to how she applies her vocal magic. I like her voice, but she does need to “find” a song exponent that is her own. As I listen to her tonality & phrasing, KP has an opaline voice. Translucent, with lucidity, innocence & at times lots of warmth. As a solo artist who doesn’t have to follow anyone else’s muse, KP should continue to concentrate on song style.

“Come To Me” is another impressive tune. What’s admirable about this set is how KP manages to show her song diversity. Fortunately, she doesn’t rely on any one song approach. She has good instincts & her songs are not filled with mainstream pulp. With “Break Your Heart,” KP applies a more gypsy-jazz tag, good guitar break & her voice has range for all its storytelling worth. This is exceptional singing, with lots of colorful notes. Quite a cool brush across her musical canvas & it’s impressive.