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Someday, Now Due Out September 20 via Heavenly
Aug 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Katy J Pearson is releasing a new album, Someday, Now, on September 20 via Heavenly. Now she has shared its third single, “Maybe,” via a music video. More
Plus Wild Pink, Katy J Pearson, Charly Bliss, MEMORIALS, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list covers the last two weeks, as at the end of last week I was on a mini vacation after finishing up our new print issue. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 15. More
Someday, Now Due Out September 20 via Heavenly
Jul 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Katy J Pearson is releasing a new album, Someday, Now, on September 20 via Heavenly. Now she has shared its second single, “Sky.” More
Someday, Now Due Out September 20 via Heavenly
May 22, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Katy J Pearson has announced a new album, Someday, Now, and shared its first single, “Those Goodbyes,” via a music video. More
Plus Amen Dunes, Mannequin Pussy, A. Savage, Laetitia Sadier, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 09, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 12 this week, narrowed down from the 20 songs we seriously considered. More
Where’s My Utopia? Due Out March 1 via Republic; Video Features Actor David Thewlis
Feb 09, 2024
By Mark Redfern
British post-punk band Yard Act are releasing a new album, Where’s My Utopia?, on March 1 via Republic. Now they have shared the album’s fifth single, “When the Laughter Stops,” via a music video. The song features Katy J Pearson and the video features actor David Thewlis (Naked, Wonder Woman, and various Harry Potter movies). More
Katy J Pearson & Friends Present Songs From The Wicker Man EP Due Out October 31 via Heavenly
Sep 25, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Katy J Pearson is releasing a new EP, Katy J Pearson & Friends Present Songs From The Wicker Man, on October 31 via Heavenly. It features covers of songs from the soundtrack to the classic British 1973 horror film The Wicker Man in honor of its 50th anniversary. Now she has shared another track from it, “Fire Leap,” which features Wet Leg, Drug Store Romeos, and Sarah Meth. More
Dec 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More
Small World (Special Edition) Due Out November 29 via Because
Oct 12, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Metronomy have announced the release of a special edition of their latest album, Small World, consisting of reimagined versions of album tracks from a variety of artists. They have shared a new version of the album’s “Love Factory” that features Katy J Pearson. More
Sound of the Morning Due Out July 8 via Heavenly
Jun 16, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Katy J Pearson has shared a new single, “Float.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming album, Sound of the Morning, which will be out on July 8 via Heavenly. More
Plus Shearwater, Chelsea Rose, Just Mustard, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2022. It was terrible week for those who follow the news, fueled by the truly awful mass shooting at the elementary school in Texas. And once again the usual gun control debates came up and once again nothing will probably happen. After all, it’s been 10 years since the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting and no progress has been made. Also Depeche Mode’s Andrew Fletcher and actor Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, Something Wild) both surprisingly died yesterday, even though they were both only in their 60s. More
Sound of the Morning Due Out July 8 via Heavenly
May 25, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Katy J Pearson has shared a video for her new song “Alligator.” The video features a cameo from Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who film. He appears in an homage to the café scene from the 1987 film Withnail & I, which he starred in. It also features an appearance from Tom Gould of the band Pottery. “Alligator” is the latest release from Pearson’s forthcoming album, Sound of the Morning, which will be out on July 8 via Heavenly. More
Plus Metric, beabadoobee, Angel Olsen, Arcade Fire, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 29, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2022. It’s a very Canadian edition of Songs of the Week, with four artists from north of the border making this week’s Top 10. More
Sound of the Morning Due Out July 8 via Heavenly
Apr 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Katy J Pearson has shared a video for her new single, “Game of Cards.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming album, Sound of the Morning, which will be out on July 8 via Heavenly. More
Plus Sondre Lerche and AURORA, Rosie Carney, My Idea, Superorganism, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 01, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a solid week for new music, with a strong and obvious #1 song. Today we posted an April Fools’ Day joke on our site. Did you notice it? More
Sound of the Morning Due Out July 8 via Heavenly
Mar 29, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Katy J Pearson has announced the release of a new album, Sound of the Morning, which will be out on July 8 via Heavenly. Pearson has also shared a video for a new single from the album, “Talk Over Town.” More
Interviews
Jul 13, 2022
By Andy Von Pip
Katy J Pearson’s debut album, Return, released during the UK’s second COVID lockdown in November 2020, saw her go from “Katy from Bristol” (her description) to one of UK’s buzziest critically acclaimed breakthrough artists. More
Reviews
Sep 10, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Visions is akin to a mini SXSW or Great Escape, in which five different venues in the Hackney area of East London host an array of bands over the course of one day. A wristband allows you the freedom to wander in and out of the venues, which are all within easy walking distance of each other. The big draw on this year’s lineup was a headlining set from Spiritualized, but before that there were hours of other artists to see. More
Jul 19, 2022
By Michael James Hall
On Katy J Pearson’s whimsically titled 2020-released debut album, Return, we found the daydreaming company of a soft and sunlit singer, her warm, fluttering vibrato defining its landscape. More
