The 30-year-old songwriter was born and raised in Bedford Hills, NY, where her parents run a day-care center from their home.
Dawson and fellow
Moldy Peach Adam Green met in 1995 at a record store in Mt. Kisco, NY, where she worked. For the next four years,
Dawson moved back and forth between New York and Washington, but she and
Green had become friends and began writing songs together.
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The 30-year-old songwriter was born and raised in Bedford Hills, NY, where her parents run a day-care center from their home.
Dawson and fellow
Moldy Peach Adam Green met in 1995 at a record store in Mt. Kisco, NY, where she worked. For the next four years,
Dawson moved back and forth between New York and Washington, but she and
Green had become friends and began writing songs together. In 1999
Green followed
Dawson to Washington, where they formed
the Moldy Peaches. After a year,
Green returned to New York, with
Dawson following later. Eventually,
the Moldy Peaches --
Dawson,
Green, drummer Strictly Beats, bassist Steve Mertens, and guitarists Jack Dishel and Toby Goodshank -- began playing the
anti-folk circuit.
In 2001 they released their self-titled debut to critical acclaim. All the songs were co-written and sung by
Dawson and
Green. The band toured in the States as well as Europe.
Dawson contributed backing vocals to
Ben Kweller's 2002 debut solo album,
Sha, Sha. Later that same year,
the Moldy Peaches began a hiatus of indefinite length when both
Dawson and
Green's (Garfield) solo albums were released.
I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean was well received by critics and
Dawson embarked on a tour of Europe and the United States.
In 2004
Dawson released two more albums of material culled from her bedroom sessions:
Knock-Knock Who? and
My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess. Later that year,
Hidden Vagenda arrived on K Records.
Dawson resurfaced in 2006 with the Kimya Dawson/Matty Pop Chart EP and
Remember That I Love You full-length. In 2008 Kimya's career took a slight but surprising turn, and K Records released her first children's album,
Alphabutt, which included the songs "Wiggle My Tooth," "Little Monster Babies," and "Pee Pee in the Potty." ~ Christina Saraceno, All Music Guide
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