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Katy J Pearson
Sound Of The Morning
UK exclusive LP is on 'purple / white / marbled' coloured vinyl.
Katy J Pearson would like you to know that she is not a country singer. Sure, there was an influenceof the genre to the now-26-year-old’s celebrated debut ‘Return’-an album that saw Pearson snowballfrom Bristolian newcomer to a critically-acclaimed breakthrough star, selling out shows up and downthe UK-but there’s also much, much more to her magnetic blend of soaring, widescreen melodiesand warm, intimate storytelling than just three chords and the truth.“
There was one music video [for ‘Tonight’]that I did in the beginning where I line-danced and waswearing rhinestones, and from there it just turned it into this real thing,” she laughs. “Every reviewwould be ‘country-tinged’ whereas actually, there was literally one country song on the record really.But I think that’s what’s good about the new record, that I think it’s not what people will expect fromme. When people ask me what the new album sounds like, it’s just... a bit different?!”
Happy to wax lyrical about the relative merits of Townes VanZandt, Elton John and Fugazi within thesame breath, there’s always been a lot going on in Pearson’s musical palette (FYI she’d call her debutmore of a folk-rock LP, if anything). But though the critics might have skewed the specifics of ‘Return’-released via Heavenly Records in November 2020-the acclaim for the album still came pouring in.Having had a previous taste of the industry via a major label project that quickly turned sour, thedifference this time around was tangible: praised for “the arresting quality of [her] Kate Bush-meets-Dolly Parton vocal delivery” by The Times, labelled as “finding humanity in every moment” by DIY andwith lead single ‘Take Back The Radio’ described as “a whoop of pure joy” in the Guardian, amidst thebleak toll oflockdown, something about this curiously optimistic album began to really resonate.
“It was terrifying getting to the point of releasing a debut after making music for eight years, likewoah!” she says with an exaggerated grimace (random noises and excitable gestures are par-for-the-course in a Pearson anecdote). “But weirdly it feels like it couldn’t have come out at any other time. Itfelt like everything people were saying to me [during lockdown] was everything that I’d been feelingwhen I wrote that album; it was a very personal album for me, and it was released at a time when a lotof people were in their house, feeling isolated. It was the antidote to a lot of peoples’ live
Heavenly
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Katy J Pearson
Return
The debut full length album from Katy J Pearson.
Return? symbolises the re-entry of Pearson into music-making after a previous, collaborative project with her brother fell foul of the pressures of a major label record deal and over the course of two-and-a-half years, between her parents’ house in Gloucestershire, her Bristol bedroom, and nearby community arts space The Island, Pearson honed her craft as a solo artist, learning to rely on her creative instincts, and bringing forth an album just as shaped by the South-West of England as the rich musical history of America’s Southern States.
The songs were strengthened and evolved in a live setting ?—? including in support of Olden Yolk and Cass McCombs on their respective UK and European tours ?—? before being taken to the studio of producer Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, M. Ward, Perfume Genius, Gruff Rhys), where they were captured in their final form. The result is a jewel in the dirt by the side of the highway; ten songs which slide effortlessly between lovelorn country, lo-fi folk and glistening, unforgettable pop.
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Katy J Pearson
Thursday 7th July
at Banquet Records, 7:30pm
To celebrate the release of the new album titled 'Sound Of The Morning', Katy J Pearson visits Kingston to play an in-store set at Banquet Records. Katy J Pearson would like you to know that she is not a country singer. Sure, there was an influenceof the genre to the now-26-year-old’s celebrated debut ‘Return’-an album that saw Pearson snowballfrom Bristolian newcomer to a critically-acclaimed breakthrough star, selling out shows up and downthe UK-but there’s also much, much more to her magnetic blend of soaring, widescreen melodiesand warm, intimate storytelling than just three chords and the truth.“ There was one music video [for ‘Tonight’]that I did in the beginning where I line-danced and waswearing rhinestones, and from there it just turned it into this real thing,” she laughs. “Every reviewwould be ‘country-tinged’ whereas actually, there was literally one country song on the record really.But I think that’s what’s good about the new record, that I think it’s not what people will expect fromme. When people ask me what the new album sounds like, it’s just... a bit different?!” - In-store Grade B. Priority will be given to anyone who orders a copy of 'Sound Of The Morning' from us. Albums will be posted unless you select 'Collect in Shop' when checking out. - Entry conditions will include whichever Covid-19 safety measures are advised by government at the time. PLEASE NOTE: date is subject to change pending government / NIHP guidance around the coronavirus outbreak. If this event is postponed, we will let you know - please do not contact us until a rescheduled date is announced. Once announced, if you cannot make the rescheduled date refunds will be available.
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