{"id":67145,"date":"2021-01-12T09:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T09:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=67145"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T09:37:09","slug":"katie-kittermaster-releases-acoustic-the-problem-and-dreams-of-appearing-under-the-apple-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/01\/katie-kittermaster-releases-acoustic-the-problem-and-dreams-of-appearing-under-the-apple-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Kittermaster Releases Acoustic \u2018The Problem\u2019 And Dreams Of Appearing Under The Apple Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katie Kittermaster, like so many young artists, had an amazing year planned last year. Signing with Revanche records in June 2020 she was booked to support The Crash Test Dummies in Germany and Holland in May, booked to play 17 UK festivals in the summer of 2020 along with opening for Kaiser Chiefs, Soul ll Soul, Scouting For Girls, Gabrielle and Rick Astley. But then came Covid 19 and, like countless artists the world over, everything was put on hold. Rather than bemoan the veritable loss of what could have been a breakthrough year she got to work on writing virtually, recording and looking to broaden her musical horizons.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Her song \u2018The Problem\u2019 has been listed on 97 UK radio station playlists and she has just released a wonderful acoustic version of the track on New Years Day. This introspective song\u2019s upbeat tempo belies the anxiety beneath. Katie wrote the track late one evening before flying out to LA for a writing session. She says \u201cI guess I was kind of checking I could still write\u201d which in itself illustrates Katie\u2019s approach to what she is doing. Writing about ideas of depression and knowing that other people go through the same feelings of insecurity as she does gives her strength and less of a feeling of being alone. It\u2019s easy to think that when things go wrong you may be \u201cthe problem\u201d and difficult to understand why things happen. Accepting that sometimes the fault lies in many different places and not just at one\u2019s own door is a start to being able to accept responsibility for the things we can change but also to understand that there are a great many things we have absolutely no control over. This year, in a strange way, seems to have helped this excellent songwriter to come to terms with that and rather than allow it to defeat her, she is determined to come out of the other end a better writer, a better singer and maybe like all of us strive to be better at life.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The Problem\u2019, especially in it\u2019s stripped back version, highlights Katie\u2019s lyrical style and delivery. For me, there are real similarities to early Ellie Goulding and Passenger but I think that being able to tour with singer songwriters of the calibre of Lucy Spraggan and Scouting For Girls has added further depth to her writing. She will be releasing a new song \u2018 Lukewarm Lover\u2019 at the end of the month but she is keen to broaden her writing partners. She told me she would love to take part in the \u2018Under The Apple Tree sessions\u2019 with the legendary \u2018Whispering\u2019 Bob Harris and is working towards making that dream come true in 2021.<\/p>\n

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I would love to see her collaborate with artists like Megan O\u2019Neil, Liv Austen and Laura Oakes because I think Katie\u2019s voice and style and bravery in writing subjects would lend itself beautifully to Americana and those brilliant artists would add another facet to her songwriting. Who knows, she might just become the UK answer to Maren Morris.<\/p>\n

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Katie Kittermaster, like so many young artists, had an amazing year planned last year. Signing with Revanche records in June 2020 she was booked to support The Crash Test Dummies in Germany and Holland in May, booked to play 17 UK festivals in the summer of 2020 along with opening for Kaiser Chiefs, Soul ll Soul, Scouting For Girls, Gabrielle and Rick Astley. But then came Covid 19 and, like countless artists the world over, everything was put on hold. Rather than bemoan the veritable loss of what could have been a breakthrough year she got to work on writing virtually, recording and looking to broaden her musical horizons.<\/p>\n

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