Lunch of Champions

Living life moment by moment

I’ve been watching Jenny Dalton play her unique style of piano rock for close to three years now, and I’m glad that the local and national media are just now catching up with what us Minneapolis residents have known for a while - Jenny Dalton kicks some major ass! She is also extremely sweet, cute, nice, and I’ll even throw in a pinch of surly.

This woman has been writing songs for over close to two decades now, and her debut album is testament to the amount of work she has put in honing her art over that time.

Jenny Dalton - Circles
Fleur de Lily’s “Snake Oil” breaks out Jenny’s penchant for building up piano riffs into an explosion of guitar, drums, and bass. The song keeps building and building until the listener is taken to rock’s high ground at the 2:30 mark of the song.

On “My Shape”, Jenny turns a beautiful piano riff into a powerful diamond drill, blasting through sadness, regret, and lover’s remorse, as she sings:

Hard wiring can be so lethal,
But I am not afraid to let go!

With her emotions pouring through the hard wiring on my speakers, Jenny ends the album with an intense song about persevering through all the tough moments that life throws at you, when she sings:

Pierce these moments
Live out this cadence
Say amen

Summary: Say your prayers. Buy this album. Support surly songwriters! Visit Jenny’s website for streaming audio samples from her album.