The breaking point is nothing but a glimmer of faint light way out on the horizon behind Kristen
Ford. On her newest album, Pinto, the queer, biracial, L.A. songwriter blasts way beyond the
point of caution and unveils a wild landscape of visceral emotion.
With a series of acclaimed releases under her belt, no one could accuse this veteran songwriter
of lacking poetic nuance, but it is hard to ignore the raw and undiluted messages that are
contained within Pinto. Pinto is undoubtedly Ford’s most political, most pointed, and most energizing outing yet, with a unique ability to craft these feelings into candy-coated rock that uses its sweet exterior to deliver bitter truths.
It was at a Ford show in 2022 that she first caught the ear of legendary songwriter Ani
DiFranco. It was to be another pivotal DiFranco moment for Ford, who credits attending an Ani
show at age 15 as the spark that led her to become a songwriter. Over the preceding months,
the two struck up a working relationship that has since seen them tour together and co-write
four of the twelve songs that appear on Pinto via DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records just released in August 2025.
For more information visit:
https://www.righteousbabe.com/pages/kristen-ford
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