Kimaya Diggs

Kimaya Diggs’ songwriting serves as both a portal and a roadmap toward a future self; a not-yet-envisioned world and way of being. Her new album, Green, (out October 2) is an extended love missive to the New England landscape, asking questions of belonging and goodness. Green showcases twelve tracks of glittering, genre-bending indie pop, carried by Diggs’ powerful, honeyed vocals, and honest, attentive lyricism. The album sees Diggs as lead producer, and features a roster of Nashville and Western Massachusetts musicians, including Nashville-based harpist Lizzie No, drummer Eric Slick of Dr. Dog, and Chicago’s Sen Morimoto. In its production, Green is heavily anchored by the lineage of Black soul and R&B. Diggs has earned a place on stages alongside Mavis Staples, Emily King, Trombone Shorty, Madison McFerrin, and Tank & The Bangas. On Green, it’s clear Diggs has been forced to harden herself against the heartbreak that comes along with loving and being loved, but it would be foolish to mistake her hard-won grit for surliness aimed toward the world. It’s this very grit that shapes her love into something more capacious and ever-expanding. Her softness is in turn reserved for herself, the ones closest to her, and the earth. It’s this faithful preservation that serves as Green’s trustworthy tether.