Just from a casual look at
her facebook page, it is obvious that Katee Kross is working very hard to bring
her music to a wide audience, outside of her native Scotland. Unfortunately, despite how busy she is, I
have only once had the chance to hear her live – and only briefly at the
inaugural Country In The Afternoon when Katee was tempted to come all the way
down South to Putney
What a joy it was then to
receive an advance copy of her newest album “Show Your Hand” the title track of
which is already being picked up for UK airplay
Katee’s voice is very
distinctive – a blend of Country, Scottish and Powerful, all coming together to
create a beautiful sound. The instrumentation across the album evokes a very
traditional Country Sound, with the mix just right that it supports and
highlights Katee’s vocals, setting the style but not overpowering the singing
The album opens with the title
track Show Your Hand, which itself opens with Katee singing over just
strummed guitar chords before increasing the tempo into a truly toe tapping
tune. It is easy to see why this tune has been picked up so eagerly by radio
DJs – it is certainly a standout track.
A more laid-back tempo for Two Outlaws with a real trad/cowboy
feel. Diamonds in The Dust picks the speed back up and picks up the storytelling
style.
Katee has very cleverly
varied the tempo as she has put this album together, which makes it very
listenable. From the slowed down Dancing
With My Past to the “jangly” Bumble Bee and the drumbeat
driven Still The People Talk you are eager to hear what will come next.
More plaintive on Please Stay, more trad again on Never Meant To Be
Forever, Katee has made this album into a musical journey. What Will Be feels almost like an
encore track, taking the levels back up and into the final track Keep On
Keepin’ On – surely worthy of a single release of its own, and a definite
show closer crowd pleaser for the forthcoming festival season!
The album shows why Katee is
so busy, and so talked about, and this release certainly shows her hand to
those who are yet to properly discover her work!]
Show Your Hand, the new album from Katee Kross launches
on 22 February 2022.
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