Concert Review: Bre Kennedy Makes Adult Lullabies

I said it with Kate Bollinger, and I will say it with Bre Kennedy; adult lullabies work. Why? Because who has not had a hard day, walking around between errands and work, and seen a  baby in a carriage to wish we were that baby! I admit it! I am a grown, human being that wishes I could have a playroom full of toys, nap time, and wishes my mother or nanny could push in a carriage to every location while they buy me things and offer me juiceboxes.  At Mercury Lounge, Bre Kennedy’s music was the closest grown adult could feel to being a child taken care of. 

I always say that nostalgia is missing a time when you didn’t miss, but, from “Wilburn Street “ to “Control,“ Kennedy’s music reflected that it is missing a time when you were taken care of. It is not about dreaming for an era when you did not long or lose as much pining for a moment in your life when you felt people had your back. Her voice had our back, and people closed their eyes and took it in as if her lyrics were trust falls. We knew she would catch us, and it felt really good to be caught because nothing makes you want to fall then being an adult. 

Adults are just grown kids that have to take care of themselves. Sorry! There is no other way to put it, and that is part of our pain. Kennedy laughs, sings, and relates to the beauty, strength, and nostalgia found at really wishing that every time you are tired of being an adult, you can be a child again with someone looking after you. Hence, vocally, she hushes her voice as if she is an angel in Church, happy to sing notes of grace with the calm that Jesus likes. Thus, of course, people like Bre Kennedy’s show; they were not simply seeking a singer, they were looking for a comfort again.