Artist Info

 
 

About Kirsten Ludwig

While currently residing in Toronto, Kirsten Ludwig hails from the plains of Alberta. For the past 10 years, she has been writing, releasing, producing, and touring, and has been mentioned on Paste Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, Exclaim!, The Fader, and more.

We Get It Now (2018–Oscar St. Records), Ludwig's debut album, reached #19 on national college radio charts and secured her a headlining European tour. The haunt-folk album delivers themes of loss, grief, anger, and fleeting optimism with its low-key atmosphere and soaring crescendos.

Kirsten’s sophomore album, Sunbeam (2023–Oscar St. Records), challenges Ludwig’s quietness and embraces the adventurous spirit of an 80s-infused indie synth-rock record. Maintaining a spot on the North American College and Community (NACC) Top 200 Chart for over 7 weeks, Sunbeam continues to spread.

 
 
“Brutally honest, raw, and achingly intimate, the Toronto-based singer/songwriter deftly crafts a spellbinding indie pop sound akin to that of Tennis and Alvvays.”
— Atwood Magazine
 
 

About Sunbeam

“Less”, is a shattering wakeup call from a frozen daze; shimmering synths, chanting vocals, and driving drums as the backbone. “It’s an exploration of rewriting patterns, changing directions, and choosing softness,” she says.

Opening with filtered drum sweeps, then plunging into cascading fuzzy guitars, “On the Outside” recounts the feeling of being an alien in your own world; the divide between how others choose to see you vs. how you see yourself.

Following with its hushed first verse, the title track “Sunbeam” quickly transforms into a psych-rock dream; Ludwig’s vocals reverberating next to an overdriven guitar. Undulating between reality and hypnosis; the friction between a familiar place and the longing for an undiscovered one. 

 

Tracklisting

1. Less
2. On the Outside
3. Sunbeam
4. Whatever You Need
5. Open Window
6. Ups Downs
7. All I Can Do*
8. Missing Out
9. Equal Distance

*Explicit track

Instrumentals available for all tracks available.

  • Less - 80s infused synth pop/rock, driving drums

    On the Outside - Dynamic, warm/fuzzy guitars

    Sunbeam - Psych-rock, overdriven outro

    Whatever You Need - Anthemic 80s rock, sparkly synths

    Open Window - Laid back, classic rock feel

    All I Can Do - Disco-rock

    Missing Out - Soft, acoustic, demo-esque

    Equal Distance - Fun, bouncy synths

  • Produced by Layten Kramer and Kirsten Ludwig. Mixed and mastered by Colin Stewart at The Hive.

    Tracks 1-4, 6-9 written and composed by Kirsten Ludwig (SOCAN/ASCAP). Track 5 written by Kirsten Ludwig and Layten Kramer.

    © 2023 Kirsten Ludwig. 2023 ©℗ Oscar St. Records.