Music News - Susannah announces the release of debut single 'Katy'
28 April 2020 - 0 Comments
Aotearoa folk-pop singer-songwriter Susannah Bull (known as Susannah) has announced the release of her debut single, Katy.
Based upon a single sparse and affecting piano melody recalling the ethereal brilliance of Massive Attack’s Teardrop, the song is a mournful slowburn telling the half-imagined, half embellished story of family friend and fine tapestry artist Katy Corner.
“Katy was an old friend of my parents who I also befriended - in particular, we would catch up when we caught the same bus into town in Wellington. I don't know exactly what it was in particular that made me write an entire song about her, but she had such a generous spirit and warmth to her and she cared a lot for my brother and I, even though we only ever really saw one another in those chance encounters on the bus.”
“Katy was an amazingly talented tapestry artist, if you google Katy Corner you can find images of her brilliant works and I guess seeing the person that was sitting next to me on the crowded no.14 bus, no one else would have any idea how talented this woman is. You could however notice other parts of the song in this woman before you - her big smile but also the tattoos, the dark shadows under her eyes, the tired skin…"
“I've tried and failed to write upbeat, happy or love songs. I always end up going back to emotional, dark and what have been described as "haunting" songs. This is probably why I am such a fan of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.”
“Unfortunately Katy never got to hear the song as she sadly passed away not long before it was finished.”
Produced, engineered and mastered by her brother and fellow musician Christopher Bull across a long two and a half year period in London and New Zealand, the siblings worked at layering the elements of the song together, adding light electronics and textures, while still retaining its simple and clear core, keeping the focus on the lyrics.
“It was surprisingly easy to record with Chris.. I had already been playing Katy for a while (voice and the repeating piano part) so we were adding more and more layers on top of it. We had a similar idea and sound we were after so it worked really well. We started recording in Chris' flat in Grey Lynn, Auckland but unfortunately I ended up unwell not long after with a bad endometriosis flare up (a topic I have another sad song about) and then Chris moved to London so we didn't complete the recording till a few years later in Chris' flat in London.”
The single features stunning artwork from local artist Maggie Covell.
Katy is available on Spotify, Bandcamp SoundCloud and other streaming services
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