Mod Kiddo

For fans of bands like Radiohead, Mazzy Star, Beach House and singers like Elliot Smith (all of whom she counts as influences), Michaela McKiernan is a great new local singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, for Louisville to fall in love with. Under her stage name “Mod Kiddo”, she just released her debut EP “Scintillation” and scintillating it is! The songs are lush, moody, and ethereal “dream pop” produced (and co-written) by Craig Pfunder, known nationally for his band VHS or Beta and Will Roberts of “The Pass” fame.

Michaela grew up in the Highlands and got her start in the music industry at the early age of 14 as a visual artist by designing tour merchandise for Cage the Elephant, and filming claymation music videos for some of her favorite bands such as Big Sun, and making concert posters for various local shows. From working with these musicians, she became inspired and began experimenting with her own music. Her father taught her the basics of guitar and songwriting. She quickly gravitated toward performing and writing her own music, using it as a new outlet to share her sentiments with the world. At Assumption High School she was in choir all four years and took AP Music Theory. At the University of Louisville, she has taken piano and guitar and plans to continue music classes throughout her degree.