Abby Ahmad

With edgy, intelligent lyrics and hypnotic melodies, Abby Ahmad's music is as passionate as it is profound. Bridging genres of folk-rock, blues, and alternative, Abby's percussive guitar style and arresting vocals captivate and challenge her audiences. Emotionally-charged, yet playful, she is at once in your face and in your heart.

Curriculum, (the follow up to her acclaimed debut, The Rearview), marks a metaphoric and musical evolution for the 27-year old songwriter. Inspired by the thrilling yet frenetic challenges of being an emerging musician in NYC, Curriculum documents the path to independence (both musical and personal) navigating the many lessons learned along the way. The album’s production values were crafted with a similar mentality. Abby teamed up with Brooklyn-based producers Mark Marshall and Nathan Rosenberg. Together, they have produced an organic, searing portrait of sound and emotion.

Adding to the album’s sonic maturity and authenticity are a stellar lineup of NY musicians including Clark Gayton, Steven Bernstein, and Erik Lawrence (who comprise the horn section for legendary musician Levon Helm) and Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist, Michael Leonhart.

With integrity, guts, and skill, Abby Ahmad breaks new ground in the realm of independent music.

"Abby Ahmad is one of those rare talents who is at the ideal position in her artistic journey when craft, skill and talent have all developed to an equal point and coalesced into a magnificent apex of achievement. Her latest album, CURRICULUM, is easily on par with the works of Dylan and Dickinson or even Plath. She is stunningly impressive in each and every aspect of what she does. Her voice has a remarkable range both in pitch and emotion while her guitar playing is intricate, passionate and absorbing. Lyrically, Ahmad has a mastery of word usage, imagery and metaphor that is at once scholarly and commercially viable."
-Allen Foster, Songwriter's Monthly

"When the louds and quiets are embraced and explored in guitar-based folk-rock, it can only serve to make the delicate melodies more capturing and the hammering strums more exclamatory. These ten tracks from this buzzed-about NYC singer/songwriter do both exceptionally well, and her knack for layering songs with tasteful accompanying instruments makes her already stark and enrapturing vocals that much more engaging. Not afraid to challenge the listener with literate lyricism and intricate song structures, [CURRICULUM] is an ambitious group of songs that will keep you coming back to catch all the subtleties."
-CD BABY Editor’s Review

Photo: Erica Simone