“Some books you read and want to shout their titles from the rooftop. Some bands you hear and you want everyone to listen. Tin Finley’s songs, contributed by all the band members, take listeners on whole journeys to new places and sound like nothing else.
Strean’s voice is strong but subtle, capturing every note and color in a song, whether it’s the mental health journey of “Crack in the Window” or the atmospheric and equally hopeful “Start a Fire.” The band, including guitarist Kirk Cornelius, states that “their harmonies fit like family.”
Margeret E. Davis, Daily Interlake
“Since their inception, band members have co-written “an album’s worth of material” which they’ve been producing at their home studios. As one might expect from a quartet for professionals, their music is propelled by strong melodies, thought-provoking lyrics and tight, graceful harmonies.”
Kristi Niemeyer, Lake County Leader
“Kati is coming from that storytelling, and I have a picture and I'm trying to create, like a space. And Kirk is somewhere in the middle of that, so you get different experiences,” Strean said.
Their collaboration on Tin Finley has allowed them both to experiment and embrace their ideas when writing and performing music.
Strean said there’s an intimacy and vulnerability about being in a band with people that gets better over time.
“To be able to do that again and have the friendships grow, and to be able to do it with my husband Kirk as well. The music is a different style of music than what I have played in the past, but I love how we all come together to access and create a space, and that we all get full permission to totally dive into that and do exactly what we want to do,” Strean said.
Taylor Inman, Daily Interlake