Kimya Dawson

Hi, I am Kimya Dawson. I am a mommy, but I also sing songs and paint pictures. I am married to a really sweet French boy named Ange. His stage name is Angelo Spencer and he is my number 1 friend (check him out). He totally rocks AND he is the best daddy ever. Our baby was born July 28th, 2006. Her name is Panda Delilah and she is the most wonderful little creature to ever exist. The three of us have lots of adventures. Since she was born, Panda has been to 11 states and 11 countries!

I am happy to say that a bunch of my songs are in a film called Juno (look at my top friends).

I have 5 solo albums called (in order)- I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean (Rough Trade Records), Knock-Knock Who? (Important Records), My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess (Important Records), Hidden Vagenda (K Records), and Remeber That I Love You (K Records). You should buy them from independent record stores. Not big scary corporate music stores. If the independent stores don't have them ask them to order them for you. They can do that. The little record shops will appreciate your support, even if they are weirdos that don't know how to show it. The next thing I release will be an album for kids and babies called Alphabutt (K Records). I am not sure when that will be.

I also have 2 albums with my old band The Moldy Peaches (Rough Trade Records). The first album is appropriately called The Moldy Peaches. The second is a double album called Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz (Rough Trade Records). There is also a Moldy Peaches song on the Juno soundtrack. The Moldy Peaches Fan Page is in my top friends and in the top friends of the fan page you can find all of the members of The Moldy Peaches and see what they are doing these days.

I have an album that I recorded with Ange and a bunch of our friends in France called Antsy Pants (Plan-It-X Records). Antsy Pants is the name of the band and the album. Antsy Pants is also in my top friends. Check it out. There are some Antsy Pants songs in Juno too. Totally crazy, right?!

My friend Jeffrey Lewis (super fucking amazing songwriter, and in my top friends) and I wrote some songs together a few years ago and sometimes play together (with his brother Jack and either Anders or Dave playing drums). Together we are called The Bundles. There is no Bundles album but if you ask Jeff really nice I bet he will sell you a cheap CD-R of the tape recorder versions of our first 5 songs.

Me, my brother Akida Junglefoot Dawson, and Adam Green recorded a bunch of R&B songs way back when under the name AKA. One of those songs is on the Unreleased Cutz album. The rest are in the vault until further notice.

Also in the vault is an album of classic americana rock called Titanium Heart and The Chains Of Love, that I recorded with my friend Matt Rouse. There is one song from that on each of my first two solo albums, and one is in the film Glue, directed by Alexis Dos Santos from Argentina. These songs are almost too epic for human consumption. Maybe one day we will deem you strong enough to handle the whole album.

I have done some recording singing on other peoples stuff too. I have sung on Solid Ground by Akida Junglefoot Dawson, Sha Sha by Ben Kweller, Attention All Pickpockets by The Mountain Goats, Self Righteous by Third Eye Blind, and Bed Bed Bed (the book version) by They Might Be Giants. I have also sang on a couple of Matty Pop Chart songs, and a Terrordactyls song, and probably some other stuff I am forgetting.

I have been lucky to have a bunch of my favorite people sing and perform on my songs. The list is huge. Buy my albums and read the liner notes and you will see what I mean.

My favorite recent collaboration is with Tiny Masters of Today. They are brother and sister kids named Ivan and Ada and they kick so much ass. I sing on two songs on their album and a song on their single. Their album makes Panda dance and play air drums. Only totally amazing shit could make a little baby rock the air drums. And this album isn't just like cute kid stuff. It is political and brave and powerful. Check them out in my top friends. Buy the record.