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Candi Carpenter
About Candi Carpenter
Candi Carpenter began in the world of country before blowing us away with their collaboration with Josh Doyle in Church of Roswell.
Out of nowhere, in 2023 Candi released a string of incredible singles that signalled a change of direction, with incredible pop songs with autobiographical lyrics. The songs are masterpieces of deep songwriting, but they are also damn hooky tunes.
Candi was born in Ohio and raised in Michigan. Recent songs have shared stories of growing up, leaving Christianity, and loving horror.
I grew up in a conservative Christian home where certain types of movies, books, and music were off-limits. My family didn’t know about the stash of gothic horror novels hidden in my bedroom, and they certainly weren’t aware of my secret boyfriend. I didn’t know anything about sex or love, but I did know a lot about vampires.
It’s thanks to these themes we have Demonology, Part I, an EP of six songs intended to banish some of the trauma. There’s also the suggestion an album may be on its way…
I recorded an album. It’s coming out. I’m scared to death for you to finally meet the real me. Some people say I’m a lot. Some people have said I’m not enough. I say, “Oh yeah? That’s not very nice,” and then I write a song about them.
Candi Carpenter began in the world of country before blowing us away with their collaboration with Josh Doyle in Church of Roswell.
Out of nowhere, in 2023 Candi released a string of incredible singles that signalled a change of direction, with incredible pop songs with autobiographical lyrics. The songs are masterpieces of deep songwriting, but they are also damn hooky tunes.
Candi was born in Ohio and raised in Michigan. Recent songs have shared stories of growing up, leaving Christianity, and loving horror.
I grew up in a conservative Christian home where certain types of movies, books, and music were off-limits. My family didn’t know about the stash of gothic horror novels hidden in my bedroom, and they certainly weren’t aware of my secret boyfriend. I didn’t know anything about sex or love, but I did know a lot about vampires.
It’s thanks to these themes we have Demonology, Part I, an EP of six songs intended to banish some of the trauma. There’s also the suggestion an album may be on its way…
I recorded an album. It’s coming out. I’m scared to death for you to finally meet the real me. Some people say I’m a lot. Some people have said I’m not enough. I say, “Oh yeah? That’s not very nice,” and then I write a song about them.
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Candi Carpenter Articles
You can trust Candi Carpenter to bring a storytelling twist to the festive season, and ‘Seasonal Depression’ does exactly that. […]
The end of any summer always brings the inevitable – the impending doom of returning to the office and the end of our beloved festival season.
Cult. Can you leave one? Can your family feel like a cult and drag you down? An unlikely combination of indie rock and indie pop with a quick […]
After a string of jaw-droppingly brilliant singles, Candi Carpenter has released her highly anticipated EP, Demonology Part I. The idea […]
Welcome to another Dispatch! I can hardly believe this series of articles is still going on and […]
This third instalment in Candi Carpenter’s Demonology Part I series, ‘Nervous System’ is a pop-sensibilities song with ace lyrics. It […]
There’s so much to love about Candi Carpenter’s new single, from those very first warm notes right through to the […]
I’m back with a new (gar)batch of music but this time, I’ve decided to leave the team out because they’ve been mostly either pulling sickies or going on holidays.
Candi Carpenter’s single ‘Exorcist’ is an acoustic storytelling masterpiece. There’s much to unpack in this single, but let’s start with […]
Dolly Parton fans need no introduction to ‘Little Sparrow’, which kicked off Dolly’s 38th album back in 2001 and also […]