Kiirstin Marilyn

Kiirstin has an unearthly sound, in the most non-insulting way I can imagine. Her sound and style are about to change the course of music. It’s rhythmically expressive and experimental with musical structures that fuse the styles from way back when and present day sounds into gloomy, moody, atmospheric experiences. And after all of that, it somehow becomes enveloped in a package of contemporary hip beats that take her songwriting and lyrics to fascinating art altitudes. Let’s just say she is distinctive and addicting. Not that this matters by any means, but she also has the look. A lovely young woman with exceptional style who can sing? What else could you ask for? I thoroughly enjoy her music to its entirety. Every song is strikingly dissimilar from the last, and each feels like an experiment gone incredibly right. It’s refreshing to hear a genre-breaking artist, for she has a little bit of everything. Two of my favorite tracks are “Radioactive” and “For Peace.” However, do not let those two tracks distract you from all of her other great music. Music lovers of any and all genres do yourself a favor and check her out, for you will not regret it. - Maria Mar, The Aquarian Weekly

Kiirstin wears her musical versatility on her sleeve, or rather, her head. With long, wavy locks parted above a shaved portion of her head, she’s part classic beauty, part nonconformist punk rocker. It’s a look that can’t be ignored on stage, as Kiirstin doesn’t just sing, she performs. It’s a performance that’s teeming with energy and balanced with sensuality. Kiirstin oftens walks off stage to look directly into the eyes of an audience in the middle of a song, as if she’s written the song specifically for them. The show and the music are intimate, big and captivating. It’s the kind of performance that one could watch on mute and still be enthralled with, but I wouldn’t recommend it. - Michael McClory

While all of the acts had their strengths, the one that stood out the most for me was the performance by Kiirstin Marilyn. Marilyn, an edgy musician unafraid of a little audience interaction, accomplished a lot with merely a drummer, a bass, and her own special magnetism. With songs like "The Struggle," and "Grim," her hard, dark rock could speak directly to any brooding heart. She was mesmerizing to watch, with a theatrical intensity and stage presence that evoked Gwen Stefani, Izzy Hale, and other notable female rock musicians. - Heather K. with Tammy Shaloum

"The Struggle" is true to its name in that it centers around a huge one in an individual's, but it's more about overcoming and not letting others bog you down, providing a huge lyric scape for an anthemic pop vocal to rise from which Kiirstin isn't afraid of tackling head-on. The build-up on the interlude leading from the first verse into the chorus is catchy in itself, but once it turns the dial up to 10 on the bass scale, "The Struggle" reaches innovative, commercially apt, and radio-ready heights. Kiirstin Marilyn proves [with] this debut that she is befitting of the type of socially conscious, diversely talented, level-headed artist that we need fronting the female pop revolution. - Jonathan Frahm

She definitely and defiantly took it to the next level. This is a transitional project that assures the public will have no choice but to indulge in her melodies and harmonic voice as it flows through this maze of emotional lyrics and heart gripping highs and lows… - Noah Huyler