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Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? is the debut album by Chicago-based Poet Laureate and singer-songwriter Kara Jackson. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?, is a sonic invitation to process our grief. The title is a question the author is always answering. How do we give ourselves permission to yearn for the people we miss? How do we find the courage to let go of what begs to be released? How do we have the audacity to love in spite of everything invented to deter us from it?

Kara wrote and recorded the original demos in her childhood bedroom during the early days of the pandemic, drafting lyrics in bed and singing into a mic propped up on her dresser. From there she brought in Nnamdi, Kaina and Sen Morimoto to re-record the demos and help shape the production.

Wielding her voice like a honey-coated blade, Kara Jackson crafts a blend of emotional folk music and poetic alt-country.  With the radical honesty of Nina Simone, the intricate lyricism of Fiona Apple and Joanna Newsom, and the straightforward, no-frills delivery of artists like Kimya Dawson, Kara’s writing blurs the line between poetry and song, demanding an attentive ear and a repeat listen.

Kara Jackson

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?

September Recordings
Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
LP +

£27.99

With Booklet.

Purple
Released 14/04/2023Catalogue Number

SEP009I

Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
LP

£27.99

Black
Released 14/04/2023Catalogue Number

SEP009

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
LP +

£24.99

Indie Exclusive

Neon Green

Released 29/09/2023Catalogue Number

SEP009G

Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
CD

£12.99

Released 14/04/2023Catalogue Number

SEPCD009

Kara Jackson

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?

September Recordings
Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
LP +

£27.99

With Booklet.

Purple
Released 14/04/2023Catalogue Number

SEP009I

Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
LP

£27.99

Black
Released 14/04/2023Catalogue Number

SEP009

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
LP +

£24.99

Indie Exclusive

Neon Green

Released 29/09/2023Catalogue Number

SEP009G

Album artwork for Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
CD

£12.99

Released 14/04/2023Catalogue Number

SEPCD009

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? is the debut album by Chicago-based Poet Laureate and singer-songwriter Kara Jackson. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?, is a sonic invitation to process our grief. The title is a question the author is always answering. How do we give ourselves permission to yearn for the people we miss? How do we find the courage to let go of what begs to be released? How do we have the audacity to love in spite of everything invented to deter us from it?

Kara wrote and recorded the original demos in her childhood bedroom during the early days of the pandemic, drafting lyrics in bed and singing into a mic propped up on her dresser. From there she brought in Nnamdi, Kaina and Sen Morimoto to re-record the demos and help shape the production.

Wielding her voice like a honey-coated blade, Kara Jackson crafts a blend of emotional folk music and poetic alt-country.  With the radical honesty of Nina Simone, the intricate lyricism of Fiona Apple and Joanna Newsom, and the straightforward, no-frills delivery of artists like Kimya Dawson, Kara’s writing blurs the line between poetry and song, demanding an attentive ear and a repeat listen.