Blue MOB Artist, Kina Grannis, recently came to Blue to taste test a few mics, including the Bottle, Kiwi, Woodpecker and Dragonfly. While she was here, Kina recorded a few tracks and sat down with us to talk about her upcoming album:

Kina Grannis trying out the Woodpecker

Kina’s new album will be dropping on April 15th and we got a sneak peek of her sound on the Bottle. Check it out here:

She self-released her debut full-length Stairwells in February of 2010 debuting on Billboard’s Top 200 and #5 on iTunes’ Pop Chart. On April 5th, Kina will re-release a remixed and remastered version of Stairwells – which will feature 4 brand new tracks – as well as a deluxe version that will include additional original music, select cover songs from her YouTube channel, exclusive videos and the offical music video for “Valentine,” which has amassed 7-million views on YouTube.  Also, Kina’s North American World In Front Of Me headline tour will begin on April 2 at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall.  Kina’s music is both sweet and melancholy, but always filled with hope.

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In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal.

Get to know Kina and learn how she turned a YouTube video into a Superbowl ad in our podcast.