Beth Kille is a fantastic song writer.  One of the best to come out of Madison.  Her songs are honest, soulful heartfelt mini movies for your listening pleasure.  I have known Kille since the beginning of her songwriting career.  During these past years I have seen her become a songwriter’s songwriter.  The one person in the group that everyone wishes they could write songs like.  Her live performances with Clear Blue Betty were awe inspiring both visually and audibly.  The girl can write songs.  

In 2008 Kille moved to Texas as her husband and percussionist Tony Kille was awarded a medical fellowship for a year in Houston.  Kille free to follow her musical heart spent the year learning how to be a solo performer and co-writing with folks from all over the US.  This time away from a band model helped to shape the ‘new” Kille as a more passionate/soulful writer and her first release as a soloist shows.

This Beautiful Beast is a sample of the fine songwriting talent that is Beth Kille.  Kille also engineered and produced the EP with tremendous results.  This is a fantastic EP!!!  It shows the growth and maturity of an artist.  Not many people create such material in such a beautiful way as Kille does on This Beautiful Beast.  It is extremely well recorded, has six strong songs that could be top 40 Country or Pop radio hits, and gives you the listener a chance to hear an artist that lets you in their world without all the glitz and special effects that dominate today’s radio fare. 

Co-writing with Kille on the CD were Connie Mims from Houston/Nashville, and Dan Saunders from Lincoln Nebraska who also played on this EP.  Helping Kille capture these wonderful songs were her husband Tony on percussion, and Julia McConahay on Violin.   Kille played all the guitar and keyboard parts except on track 5 in which Saunders played the keyboards.  My favorite song on this EP was track three; I can’t love you anymore which was co-written with Mims.  Hey Nashville you better take a listen here!  This song has major hit written all over it.  The last track is an interesting song song a capela by Kille which makes it appear and sound like poetry verses songwriting.  It is a very special treat.  The other four tracks are great songs too.  Each different and more interesting both sonically and lyrically than the preceding song.  There is not a bad song on this EP!

This Beautiful Beast is an opportunity for you to hear a wonderful talented songwriter in a much stripped down fashion, playing songs from the heart.  If you liked Rosanne Cash’s 10 song Demo CD you will love This Beautiful Beast.  Hat’s off to Beth Kille for reaching for the stars and landing there.  Making it can be mean many different things in the entertainment business from headlining stadiums, to making millions of dollars, or it can mean creating a work of art that will stand the test of time.  This Beautiful Beast is the latter.  The first two will be along shortly.
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