While at Cornish, 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist Lena Simon dabbled in a little bit of a lot, studying everything from classical clarinet (her most proficient instrument) and composing music for Javanese gamelan while joining three widely respected indie bands: Pollens, Tomten, and Throw Me the Statue. Last year she added Kairos, her new electronic project, to the load, and it’s since signed to the recently defunct Fin Records. But a small snafu like that isn’t going to throw this one off course. With all that, plus collaborating with Katie Kate, Pillar Point, and Thunderpussy and playing bass for surf-noir group La Luz, Simon enjoys a kind of freedom rare in the rock scene: the ability to pursue whatever sounds interesting, with hella chops to back it up.

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