SU Artist Spotlight: Nancy Dunkle — 20 Watts Magazine | Premier Music Publication of SU

As a lover of songwriting and lyricism, Dunkle has a knack for enthralling lyrics that keep audiences interested. When she performs, it’s hard to not go silent and listen to every word she has to say. A lot of her music has a melancholy feel to it that is almost dissociative, as the lyrics linger in your mind. One of Dunkle’s songs that she treasures most touches on absorbing someone’s personality when you really admire them, an emotional and relatable topic for many listeners. 

“I wrote this song called ‘Out of My Own Mind,’ and I like the chorus a lot. It says, ‘You are a symptom of something more, exposing the flaws in my design, out of my own mind and into yours, out of my own mind.’”

With a single out, songs on the way, and a reputation as one of SU’s most genuine student artists, Nancy Dunkle certainly has a bright future ahead of her. One focus of hers is to work with as many inspiring people as she can, and in turn to learn from them. Along with wanting to be taken to cool places by her music, Dunkle hopes her music can also take listeners places. 

“I want my music to sound interesting, yet familiar. When I listen to the artists that I look up to the most, I feel inspired and find myself wanting to create something new. I hope that one day, my music can have this effect on others.”