Kirsten Carey

Kirsten Carey and Aaron Edgcomb: Mature Defense Mechanism

by Hrayr Attarian
November 24, 2024

Guitarist Kirsten Carey and drummer Aaron Edgcomb are both genre defiers with unique and highly personal styles. Both thrive in improvised settings, as their work is seeped in spontaneity. Conceived during the COVID 19 pandemic, Mature Defense Mechanism consists of 11 tracks, each carrying a wallop. The album was recorded while the artists were in different cities, Carey in Detroit and Edgcomb in New York. The music is a deft and riotous melange of influences, moods and ideas. ...