Kendall Lujan - Lucky Penny

3.8

Rating

3.8/5

Flyctory.com Pros

Nice blending of different genres
Good songwriting

Flyctory.com Cons

Just two unreleased tracks

Kendall Lujan’s music is an interesting blend of different genres. She is mixing folk, country, pop and jazz in her songs. She already gained a certain fan base with this special style. On 21st February 2025, Lujan released her debut album Lucky Penny. Here is my review.

Kendall Lujan – About The Artist

Kendall Lujan is an artist from Portland in Oregon. The US-American released her debut single Envy in 2021. In March 2023, Her self titled debut EP followed in March 2023. She already had multiple tours in Europe.

Kendall Lujan – Lucky Penny – Track by Track

The ten track album lasts 34 minutes

1. How ya doin’

Ain’t that friendly to start the song with a nice How ya doin’? In fact the opener of Lucky Penny has a fine, but also slightly melancholic touch, which is focusing on Kendall’s voice and not adding too much on the instrumental side.

2. Weird birthday song

The Weird birthday song comes with more present instrumentation. The rhythmic, groovy, slightly rocking style of the style turns it into a nice listen. There are also some indie flavors in this track. Overall, the mixture of influences is rich and turns it into a really good one.

3. Lucky Penny

The title track of the album is at its third position. From the very beginning, it spreads strong folk music vibes. The contrast of a very accentuated, almost staccato sound and flowing melodies lead to special vibes.

4. Return to sender

Lucky Penny is a truly versatile album. This song is rather driven by the organ. It also rather develops a jazzy spirit, not only due to the brush-style drumming. Overall, the track has a lovely vibe and flow, feels relaxed on the melody side.

5. You got me

The jazzy style even gets more present at You got me. There are rarely any Americana elements in this track. Therefor, there is a nice merge of vocal and instrumental elements, the latter majorly driven by the piano. I do feel, though, that these are even a bit too present and make it hard to focus on the story of the song.

6. Time

Time brings back the folk and country vibes to the album. The song feels very virtuous, sometimes even a bit (too) experimental. It definitely creates its own vibes. In these kind of songs, it is also much easier – and enjoyable – listening to Kendall Lujan’s vocals.

7. I want to be in love with you

The melodic I want to be in love with you is one of my favorite listens. The song still has the virtuosity of jazz and works with a wider instrumentation. On the other hand, it comes with the flow of folk music. I really like it.

8. Untitled love song

There are – unfortunately – not too many new songs on Lucky Penny. One of them is Untitled love song. The song is a hidden gem, working nicely on the melodic side and leading to a beautiful, dreaming listen. Really nice.

9. Boston

In her ninth song of her debut album, Kendall Lujan is taking us to Boston. The song is guitar-driven with a present rhythm. In later parts, the song drifts into a more virtuous atmosphere.

10. Goodbyes

Kendall Lujan welcomed the listener to her debut album with a How ya doin’ – and farewells them with Goodbyes. A polite approach, which leads to a fine melody at the end of the album.

Kendall Lujan – Lucky Penny – Spotify

Here is the album on Spotify:

Kendall Lujan – Lucky Penny – My View

Kendall Lujan’s debut album underlines her wide range of music. The songs are nicely written. Even though it is a debut album, I struggle that it only contains two previously unreleased songs. That’s a bit too thin in my point of view.

Favorite Song: Untitled love song

Kendall Lujan – 2025 Tour

Soon after the album release, Kendall Lujan is coming back to Europe for a couple of shows. The April shows are support shows for Three For Silver.

Fr 14.03.2025	Feldkirch (Austria) – Chybulski
Sa 15.03.2025	Offenburg (Germany) – Spitalkeller
Mo 17.03.2025	Kronach – Struwwelpeter
Tu 18.03.2025	Dresden – Blue Note Club
We 19.03.2025	Stuttgart – Galao
Fr 21.03.2025	Kusel – Kinett
Sa 22.03.2025	Cologne – Die Wohngemeinschaft
Su 23.03.2025	Appeldoorn (Netherlands) – Gigant
Mo 24.03.2025	Aachen – Domkeller
Tu 25.03.2025	Frankfurt – Ponyhof
Th 27.03.2025	Flensburg – Kühlhaus
Fr 28.03.2025	Aalborg (Denmark) – Skraen
Sa 29.03.2025	Copenhagen – Huset
Su 30.03.2025	Kiel (Germany) – Hansa48
Tu 01.04.2025	Hamburg – Knust
Th 03.04.2025	Meppen – Cafe Koppelschleuse
Fr 04.04.2025	Stuttgart – Helene P
Tu 08.04.2025	Vienna (Austria) – Das Werk
Th 10.04.2025	Munich (Germany) – Lost Weekend
Fr 11.04.2025	Steyr (Austria) – Röda
Sa 12.04.2025	Ebensee – Kino Ebensee