P.E.I. singer recalls rape on new album, hopes song encourages other women
A Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter has released a song about being raped after her high-school prom, saying she hopes it encourages others to share their own stories.
“It’s a letter to the guy that raped me,” Kinley Dowling said of her new song, “Microphone.”
“He was a year older than me and I barely knew him at all and it really, really kind of ruined me for years. I’ve been trying to figure out how to deal with my emotions.”
Dowling, who recently released her debut solo album “Letters Never Sent” under the moniker KINLEY, said writing about it has helped her work through those difficult emotions.