JENNIFER VANILLA
In the early 21st century on the bustling streets of New York City, Jennifer Vanilla is a container, a portal, a joy delivery system, a self help regimen, a social mirror, a Times Square celebrity, a shark-toothed advertiser, a kicky talk show host and an ebullient mascot.
Legend has it that Jennifer Vanilla was born inside a dewdrop high up in the sky, atop a leaf on the tallest tree on the highest mountain in an idyllic realm known as Jenniferia. The newly awakened babe heard a whisper in the distance, a name that danced and flitted upon the breeze: “Jennnnnnifffffferrrrrr.”
Inhabited by the earthly artist Becca Kaufmann, Jennifer Vanilla an ever-shifting vocal-social performance. Collaboratively crafted by Kauffman and co-writer/co-producer Brian Abelson, Jennifer Vanilla’s debut full-length album, Castle in the Sky, is a deft and mercurial “jennifreaky” journey, traversing 90s dance music, no wave, post-punk, art pop, new age and experimental R&B.
Castle in the Sky is out now via Sinderlyn.
PRESS
PITCHFORK: "Becca Kauffman gets more personal and philosophical while maintaining their whimsical sense of humor."
NYLON: "We, too, want to be a part of their queer, DIY glam world, a world of high fashion horror Mickey Mouses, gold lipstick and play."
RESIDENT ADVISOR: "pop icon and self-help extraordinaire"
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: "The performance artist playing their own muse"
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