Kendra Morris
{{short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| birth_name = Kendra Morris
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|04|10}}
| birth_place = Lodi, California, United States
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| genre = Soul{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/community/backbeat/1164693/backbeat-dj-premier-and-kendra-morris-at-skullcandy-present|title=Backbeat: DJ Premier and Kendra Morris at Skullcandy Present Wax Poetics Records Showcase|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}
| occupation = Singer, musician, visual artist
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = Wax Poetics 2011–2013, Naive 2011–2013, ..
| associated_acts = Czarface
| website = http://kendramorrismusic.com
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Kendra Morris (born April 10, 1981){{Cite web|url=https://ovguide.com/|title=OVGuide | Online Video Guide|website=ovguide.com}} is an American soul singer-songwriter based in New York City, originally from St. Petersburg, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/10/22/163405124/kendra-morris-skateboards-and-karaoke-machines|title=Kendra Morris: Skateboards And Karaoke Machines|website=Npr.org|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}
Career
Morris was a contestant on Fuse TV's Redemption Song.{{Cite web |url=http://stg.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/redemption-song/kendra.html |title=Redemption Song - Kendra - Fuse.tv |access-date=February 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222012800/http://stg.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/redemption-song/kendra.html |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |url-status=dead }} She was signed to Wax Poetics, and in 2011 released her first single, "Concrete Waves"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/free-download-kendra-morris-soulful-concrete-waves-20111207|title=Free Download: Kendra Morris' Soulful 'Concrete Waves'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 6, 2018}} (which later received a remix from DJ Premier). Also in 2011, she joined Dennis Coffey on tour, performing lead vocals.{{Cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/128848-legendary-guitarist-dennis-coffey-announces-tour-dates.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831084114/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/128848-legendary-guitarist-dennis-coffey-announces-tour-dates.html|url-status=dead|title=Legendary Guitarist Dennis Coffey Announces New Tour Dates | AltSounds.com News|archivedate=August 31, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/entertainment/x910428250/Dennis-Coffey-You-know-the-music-now-meet-the-man|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130407212944/http://www.cantonrep.com/entertainment/x910428250/Dennis-Coffey-You-know-the-music-now-meet-the-man|url-status=dead|title=Dennis Coffey: You know the music, now meet the man – Entertainment -…|date=April 7, 2013|archivedate=April 7, 2013|website=Cantonrep.com|access-date=April 6, 2018}} Her debut album, Banshee, was released in August 2012 from Naïve Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/banshee-mw0002408169|title=Banshee – Kendra Morris – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=April 6, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/reviews/kendra-morris-banshee-album-review/|title=Kendra Morris – Banshee – Album Review|date=August 27, 2012|website=Soulculture.co.uk|access-date=April 6, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/kendra-morris/49570|title=【KENDRA MORRIS】NYシンガー・ソングライターKendra Morris、デビュー・アルバムが国内盤で登場！ – CDJournal ニュース|website=Cdjournal.com|access-date=April 6, 2018}} Her sophomore release Mockingbird, a covers record was released on Wax Poetics on July 30, 2013.
In 2013, her cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" was featured in early trailers for the film Dead Man Down.{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/459617/first-look-at-dead-man-down-colin-farrell-noomi-rapace-terrence-howard-video/|title=First Look At 'Dead Man Down': Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard [Video]|date=December 29, 2012|website=Inquisitr.com|access-date=April 6, 2018}} The use of the song was well received, with Movieline calling it "kind of amazing",{{cite web|url=http://movieline.com/2013/01/02/dead-man-down-colin-farrell-trailer/|title=Watch: Dead Man Down's First Trailer Gives Bright Lights, Moody City|first=Ross A.|last=Lincoln|date=January 2, 2013|website=Movieline|access-date=April 6, 2018}} ScreenCrush saying it "lends the movie an eerie and beautiful grandeur",{{cite web|url=http://screencrush.com/dead-man-down-trailer/|title='Dead Man Down' Trailer: Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace Get Some Revenge|website=ScreenCrush|access-date=April 6, 2018}} and BuzzSugar said the "powerful" song was what made the trailer "pop".{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzsugar.com/Dead-Man-Down-Trailer-26563259|title=Dead Man Down Trailer: Colin Farrell Exacts Bloody Revenge|first=Maggie|last=Panos|website=Buzzsugar.com|date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2018}}
Her song "Banshee" was featured in the season one episode of Ray Donovan "Fite Nite".{{cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/sho/ray-donovan/season/1/episode/10#/index%3C!--|title=Ray Donovan – Season 1 Episode 10, Fite Nite – SHOWTIME|website=SHO.com|access-date=April 6, 2018}}
On June 17, 2016, Morris released her third album, titled Babble.{{cite web|url=http://www.syffal.com/album-reviews/kendra-morris/babble|title=Kendra Morris – Babble|author=|date=July 25, 2016|website=www.syffal.com|access-date=May 13, 2019}}
Morris was featured on the single "Phantoms" with Open Mike Eagle and Vinnie Paz on the Czarface-MF Doom collaboration album Czarface Meets Metal Face,{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/czarface-mf-doom-czarface-meets-metal-face/|title=Czarface / MF DOOM: Czarface Meets Metal Face|author=|date=|website=Pitchfork|access-date=May 13, 2019}} and directed and animated the official video for the single "Bomb Thrown".{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/|title=Pigeons & Planes: The Best in New Music Discovery and Curation|author=|date=|website=Complex|access-date=May 13, 2019}} She again collaborated with Czarface when she was featured on two tracks ("Morning Ritual" and "The King Heard Voices") on their collaboration album with Ghostface Killah, Czarface Meets Ghostface.
Morris released her 4th album titled Nine Lives on February 18, 2022. "Penny Pincher" was released as its lead single.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/stream-kendra-morris-retro-psychedelic-soul-song-nine-lives-see-her-in-nyc-this-week/|title=Stream Kendra Morris' retro psychedelic soul song "Nine Lives," see her in NYC this week|first1=Andrew|last1=Sacher|website=BrooklynVegan}}
A new album titled I Am What I'm Waiting For was announced for release on August 25, 2023. {{cite web|url=https://www.kendramorrismusic.com/news/2023/7/13/new-album-i-am-what-im-waiting-for-to-be-released-august-25th-on-karma-chief-records |title= New Album 'I Am What I'm Waiting For' to be released August 25th on Karma Chief Records}}
Discography
=Albums=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR {{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kendra+Morris | title=Kendra Morris discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com |accessdate=February 9, 2014}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |Kendra Morris | style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2012 |Banshee | style="text-align:center;"|104 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2013 |Mockingbird | style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2016 |Babble | style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2022 |Nine Lives | style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2023 |I Am What I'm Waiting For | style="text-align:center;" |
=Singles=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2011
|"Concrete Waves" | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
|"Banshee" | style="text-align:center;"|151 | style="text-align:center;"|Banshee |
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
|"Penny Pincher" | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|Nine Lives |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.kendramorrismusic.com}}
- [http://www.waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-artists/kendra-morris Kendra Morris] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010010425/http://www.waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-artists/kendra-morris |date=October 10, 2014 }} at Wax Poetics
- [http://kendramorris.bandcamp.com/ Kendra Morris] at Bandcamp
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140222012800/http://stg.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/redemption-song/kendra.html Kendra's profile] for Redemption Song at Fuse TV
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Category:American soul singers
Category:Singers from New York City
Category:Writers from St. Petersburg, Florida
Category:Musicians from St. Petersburg, Florida