Robin Kester

Rotterdam-based Robin Kester’s music thrives in moments of quiet unease. Following her 2020 mini album ‘This Is Not A Democracy’, the musician was lauded for her stirring blend of chamber pop and psychedelia for her debut album ‘Honeycomb Shades’ (2023). Now, Kester’s returning with second album ‘Dark Sky Reserve’; a soundtrack to all the thoughts that bubble to the surface once the silence sinks in. ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ is Kester’s most artistically focused record to date, combining a rich, layered humanity in the music with minimalist lyricism. With the help of producer Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius) , and guest appearances by Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Rozi Plain, Kester balances scenes of idyllic bliss from the “magical and strange” Talybont-on-Usk with existential questions on ‘Departure’. Written in the nights of recording sessions in Bristol, ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ is the result of Kester writing from a place of newfound clarity: “I could see myself for who I am.”