Destination Anywhere (Brenda Kahn album)

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Destination Anywhere
Studio album by
Brenda Kahn
Released1996
Recorded1994
LabelShanachie
ProducerTim Patalan
Brenda Kahn chronology
King of Cairo
(1994) 		Destination Anywhere
(1996) 		Outside the Beauty
(1997)

Destination Anywhere is an album by the American musician Brenda Kahn, released in 1996.[1][2] The album was set for an early 1995 ship date, but Kahn was dropped from Chaos/Columbia Records two weeks prior to its scheduled release.[3][4] "Reconcile" was the intended first single.[5] Kahn supported the album with a North American tour.[6]

Production[edit]

Destination Anywhere was produced by Tim Patalan.[7] Kahn started recording the album at the end of 1994; she decided to abandon the folk direction of her previous album in favor of a full band sound.[1][8] Due to record label restructuring, Destination Anywhere was not licensed to Shanachie Records until 1996, with additional recording in Detroit.[1][9] Jeff Buckley played guitar and sang on "Faith Salons"; the demo, cowritten by the pair, was recorded with Kahn in a Brooklyn loft.[10][11][12]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]
The Republican[14]

The Wisconsin State Journal wrote that "great songs like 'Spoon' allow Kahn to rock out like a less melodramatic Concrete Blonde, but the album suffers when Kahn indulges her tendency toward heavy-handed poetry."[15] The Republican determined that, "at times a thrashing punk rocker and at other times an enticing beat poet, Brenda Kahn's a pretty complicated character, somewhat reminiscent of Patti Smith."[14] The Chicago Sun-Times stated: "Kahn's gritty rock songs inhabit a world of desperation and disillusion. But there also is salvation in each story."[16]

The Columbus Dispatch opined that "Destination Anywhere sounded so much like Patti Smith's Horses that we were pining for the original... After a blazing start, Kahn's images weren't as compelling as Smith's, yet were still worth hearing."[17] The SouthtownStar concluded that "Kahn sounds a bit rougher, more blue collar bar performer than vegetarian restaurant folkie."[18] The Austin Chronicle noted that "Kahn discovered the rare middle ground between singer-songwriter fare and punk aesthetics."[2]

AllMusic wrote: "The bitter tone of the album might not settle well with some listeners, but the steady intensity of the music and Brenda Kahn's great vocal delivery make this album a minor masterpiece."[13]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Reconcile" 
2."Terrorist" 
3."Lie" 
4."Spoon" 
5."Faith Salons" 
6."Yellow Sun" 
7."Too Far Gone" 
8."Night" 
9."No Cure" 
10."Omaha" 

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Brenda Kahn Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Langer, Andy (March 14, 1997). "Brenda Kahn". Music. The Austin Chronicle.
  3. ^ Vasicek, René (October 2000). "The Metamorphosis of Hunger: Brenda Kahn & Womanrock.com". Perfect Sound Forever.
  4. ^ Galvin, Peter (Feb 1995). "Destination Anywhere by Brenda Kahn". Interview. Vol. 25, no. 2. p. 72.
  5. ^ Wolff, Carlo (November 3, 1994). "Just a Little Variety Could Spell Stardom". The Plain Dealer. p. 10E.
  6. ^ Thompson, Stephen (13 June 1996). "Also tonight, New York City singer/songwriter...". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 6.
  7. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 376.
  8. ^ Cornell, Tom (4 Feb 1996). "Singer sees new label, new album on horizon". The Grand Rapids Press. p. G5.
  9. ^ Alexander, Randy (November 2, 1997). "Brenda's star still rising". The Times. Trenton. p. BB.
  10. ^ Reynolds, Anthony (2019). Jeff Buckley: Mystery White Boy Blues. Plexus Publishing Limited.
  11. ^ Walsh, Jim (June 13, 1997). "Jeff Buckley's Legacy Lives on Through His Friends". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 1C.
  12. ^ Righi, Len (20 Oct 2005). "Brenda Kahn is back on the musical map". The Morning Call. p. E21.
  13. ^ a b "Destination Anywhere Review by Brian Flota". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b O'Hare, Kevin (September 8, 1996). "Brenda Kahn, 'Destination Anywhere'". The Republican. p. E8.
  15. ^ Thompson, Stephen (13 June 1996). "Kahn Much Better without the Poetry". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 7.
  16. ^ Houlihan-Skilton, Mary (October 4, 1996). "Brenda Kahn". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
  17. ^ "Uncaged Kahn". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. December 5, 1996. p. 8.
  18. ^ Everson, John (12 Sep 1996). "Brenda Kahn 'Destination Anywhere'". SouthtownStar. p. 10.
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