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Kelly Rosenthal is a Los Angeles based singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose music blends dynamic guitars with emotive vocals, drawing listeners into a world of vulnerability. Inspired by the likes of Jeff Buckley and Sinead O’Connor, Kelly creates deeply expressive music that draws from folk, rock, classical, and blues.

At only 15, Kelly taught herself to play guitar, uploaded a videos to YouTube, and racked up some 40 million views. While YouTube stardom was never her aim, the activity began her diverse and longstanding foothold in the industry. She has since toured with artists like Lizzy McAlpine and Suki Waterhouse, been endorsed by brands like Fender and Ernie Ball Music Man, and acted as musical director and instructor for Camila Cabello and Maggie Lindemann, all while performing and recording with her own indie pop project I Am Strikes. Kelly is also a model with BICOASTAL, an outspoken member of the LGBTQIA+ community, and heads the merchandise brand thrashpop.

Kelly’s latest work, her live EP entitled for you, my love, with love, is raw and introspective; she sings of death, bliss, anguish, and sapphic love with unflinching honesty. Her years of self-training and innate connection to the guitar give Kelly a rare range of expression, moving from fragile and tense to rich, near-symphonic sound - all with just one voice and one instrument.

While each track bears Kelly’s signature unabashedness, the recording provides yet another layer of intimacy. Captured in a single uninterrupted take, the EP stands in stark contrast to the massaged and gilded recordings of today. It lends itself to something increasingly rare: truth captured in real time.

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