hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Some of you maybe already be aware of Kate, but her new album ‘Trophy’ came out the other day and I can’t stop playing it. For those that may not have picked up on her, she has a bit of a complicated musical backstory which I’m sure you can Google if you’re so inclined. She came to my notice through the Postmodern Jukebox with a cover of All About That Bass in which she sings and played double bass (check out the solo).... Bizarrely, this enormously popular video sadly became her undoing for a while. She became contractually entangled with a label who wanted to market her as seen in that video and would not budge on anything else. She had so much else to offer and ultimately it was their loss. Now free of any obligations, she has produced her first proper solo album and it’s a gem as far as I’m concerned. Here are a couple of tracks.... Kate and her band are over here in January. As fate would have it, she plays Islington, London on Jan 25th, the same day I’m in Islington watching The Aristocrats! We will be travelling to Brighton the following day to see her there instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 I think this is probably my favourite from the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 4 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I think this is probably my favourite from the album. I like this, it reminds me of Tanya Donnelly in Belly, which is no bad thing. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Very cool stuff. Will see if I can get to the Brighton gig. Thanks for posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Nice to see what she's up to these days. I saw her sit in with some friends quite a few years ago a few times in a local hotel bar, just before she moved to New York. Her parents were very cool and had their heads screwed on straight, but it seems that she still had to pay her dues and find her own way anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Passinwind said: Nice to see what she's up to these days. I saw her sit in with some friends quite a few years ago a few times in a local hotel bar, just before she moved to New York. Her parents were very cool and had their heads screwed on straight, but it seems that she still had to pay her dues and find her own way anyhow. Her father died a little while ago. I think he would have been very proud of this new chapter of her life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Thanks for sharing.. 😊 Really good stuff ; I like her voice and the songs are haunting and compelling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, silverfoxnik said: Thanks for sharing.. 😊 Really good stuff ; I like her voice and the songs are haunting and compelling. Very much so. Not that I want to, but I can’t get ‘rbbts’ out of my head. Proper ear worm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Kate and her band attacking the title track from her album 'Trophy'. I think that J knows it's been played after that session! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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