Prolific and profound, uncertain yet searching, Sarah Kinsley’s surefooted songs are a powerful reflection of her ever-evolving self. A schooled but intuitive musician/singer/producer, she expresses and explores doubts and dreams in the captivating and sometimes ironic alt-pop songs on Ascension, her debut EP for Verve. Since 2020, Kinsley’s rise--concurrent with music studies—has been rapid. The title track off her 2021 EP, The King, went viral on TikTok, with over 39 million views and climbing. The EP was listed on NME’s list of top debut projects of 2021, the publication raving “Her transformative songs of growing pains and discovery share a similar intimacy to the introverted, deeply human alt-pop of Maggie Rogers and Lorde.” In her songs, Kinsley brings wonder and weirdness, musically and lyrically, as well as via her cinematic videos. (In middle school, she wanted to be a director.) Yet here’s a maturity and thoughtfulness in Ascension that belies her youth. Presented by Eat Your Own Ears. This is an 16+ event