Kitty Coen writes songs that feel like half-remembered stories told at 2 a.m. She lives in Nashville and works in that space where alt country, gothic Americana, and indie pop overlap. Her voice can be soft and conspiratorial one moment and sly or furious the next. Conversations with the Moon is a tight, moonlit record that leans into small town shadows, late-night romance, and the kind of found poetry you only get after a few drinks. The album is intimate but cinematic, and it sounds like someone who knows how to turn a mood into a memory.
Track By Track
tell my mother
The album opens with a short, intimate piece that feels like slipping into a confession. Minimal instrumentation lets Kitty’s voice hang in the air while the lyrics quietly set a tone of honesty and reckoning. It’s the perfect way to start a record that wants you listening closely.
coca!ne jacket
This track flips energy into something smoky and dangerous. The rhythm is low and sultry, the vocals push into a dangerous flirt, and the production keeps things punchy but rough around the edges. It’s a song about reckless nights and the stories you only tell in the dark. Kitty leans into personality here and the track carries a wink and a bruise at the same time.
illinois royalty
There’s an Americana twang here, but it’s not neat or nostalgic in a safe way. It feels like wanting more than your town will give you. The melody is sticky and the arrangement uses space to build a sense of yearning. Kitty sings like someone who knows how to want without apology.
bright eyes
Bright eyes opens like an old photograph: warm, somewhat wistful, and full of unspoken grief. The production is gentle and her vocals are up close, which makes the chorus land emotionally. This is a tender one that shows her softer edge without losing the record’s dark undertow.
virginia is for lovers
This track plays with place and expectation. It has a small-town glow but a prickly center. Lyrically it balances romantic imagery and the kind of disappointment that sneaks up slow. Musically it’s accessible but honest, the kind of song you can imagine staying on someone’s playlist for a long time.
conversations with the moon
The title song is a highlight. It’s cinematic in a way that doesn’t feel showy; it feels like a conversation you accidentally overhear. Kitty’s voice floats through the arrangement, sometimes fragile, sometimes direct. The production matches the theme perfectly, creating a nocturnal space where secrets can be said aloud.
grave dancin’
This one is fun in a wicked way. The image of dancing at a graveyard is both cheeky and transgressive, and the song rides that tone with confidence. There’s swagger in the delivery and a playful darkness in the arrangement. It’s one of the tracks that could catch on live immediately because it has attitude and an unmistakable hook.
tonight
“tonight” is broader and a touch more expansive. It feels like a late-night drive song, warm but slightly haunted. The chorus opens up and gives Kitty a chance to stretch her range emotionally. It’s intimate but it also feels like it could soundtrack a scene in a small, moody film.
strawberry
This is a slow burn. The lyrics are sensual and slightly rueful, the production lets small details, a plucked guitar, a distant organ, breathe. It’s the kind of song that sneaks up on you; you think it’s gentle and then you realize how much it stings.
growing pains
A compact, sharp song about change and the cost of getting older. Musically, it’s a little more direct, and Kitty’s delivery is clear and candid. It captures that moment when you can feel yourself shifting and it’s both exciting and terrifying.
the drugs don’t work
This is one of the rawest moments on the album. The arrangement pulls back and Kitty’s voice carries the weight. It’s a reflective, kind of weary song that doesn’t look for dramatic rescue. Instead it sits with the ache and lets the honesty cut deep.
memphis man
The closer has a distance and a drift to it that suits an album about late nights and places that hold memory. There’s a sense of leaving and of watching things you love move away. The song ends the record on a note that is tender and unresolved in the best way, as if the story continues even after the last note.
Final Thoughts
Conversations with the Moon is an album that rewards listening with headphones and a little time. Kitty Coen knows how to build mood without overproducing, and she has a knack for turning small images into vivid scenes. The record moves between sly, upbeat tracks and quiet, aching moments with a confidence that feels earned. It is not trying to be everything at once. Instead it explores a set of feelings and keeps them honest.
This is the kind of album you come back to on lonely nights or when you want music that understands the messy, beautiful, contradictory parts of being human. Kitty’s voice and the production work together to create a private world you want to step into and sit with for a while.
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