About Karen

Karen Chisholm infuses sugar and grit into her genre-blurring tunes that range from rhythmic rock and addictive pop to dark, sensual blues, soaring ballads, and even a sweet little ditty. Her radio-ready tracks and engaging vocals (reminiscent of Sheryl Crow, Feist, The Cranberries, and Regina Spektor), haunting melodies, cinematic sound, and direct lyrics have a way of hooking listeners’ hearts and minds.

Her third release and first rock album, Love’s Road, confronts betrayal and champions freedom and deliverance through fire. Love’s Road is “the wind whipping my hair while I’m tapping the wheel and gettin’ the hell outta town,” she laughs.

Love’s Road was produced by Ramy Antoun, whose credits includes The Black Eyed Peas, Seal, Pat Benatar, Matchstick Men, Crazy Beautiful, The OC, Warner Brothers, Hollywood Records, Universal Music, and opening for the Rolling Stones with Ed Kowalczyk. Love’s Road instrumentation includes Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live house band), Sergio Andrade (Lifehouse), Brian Batch (Alpha Rev), guitarist Jacob Hildebrand (Miranda Lambert, Deadman) former Austin Opera violist Orhan Çelebi and cellist/composer Mark Ford.

“My favorite track, ‘Seventeen’ was inspired by my hell-raising, racecar-driving teenage daddy. Ramy captured the 60s racing vibe I wanted, and my performance felt inspired. It’s like someone snuck Sheryl Crow into the studio. I am proud of our work,” beams Chisholm.

The album art includes images of Chisholm’s road trip across the desert Southwest with magazine cover photographer Rodney Bursiel. 7037 miles and 2235 photos later she returned home inspired to write the song Love’s Road which inspired the album’s title.