Katy J Pearson
Someday, Now
About this item
Following 2020’s 'Return' and 2022’s 'Sound of the Morning', 'Someday, Now' sees Katy J Pearson’s signature acoustic-led, sweetly-voiced singer-songwriter fare transmuted through the desk of electronic producer Nathan Jenkins, aka Bullion. After a period of burnout, self-enforced exile from music-making, and solo travel, Pearson came back to her practice with clarity of mind and vision. “I knew exactly who I wanted to work with, I knew exactly who my session band were going to be, I knew where I wanted to record. It felt like I was finally calling the shots for myself, and that was so empowering”, she reflects.
Where previous Katy J Pearson records were made with a slower, more piecemeal approach, 'Someday, Now' was rigorously written and rehearsed ahead of time, and laid down efficiently over a couple of weeks at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, with a band composed of Heavenly label-mates Huw Evans [H. Hawkline, Aldous Harding, Cate Le Bon, and Pearson’s Sound of the Morning and The Wicker Man EP] and Davey Newington [Boy Azooga], along with fellow Broadside Hacks collaborator Joel Burton. It was engineered by Joe Jones [Aldous Harding, Dry Cleaning, Jane Weaver].
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: I've always been a fan of Katy J Pearson's music, so while her sound is as familiar as her voice, 'Someday, Now' feels like a much more dynamic, textured affair than her already meticulously crafted back catalogue. Bright, shimmering basslines and gorgeous vocal melodies that stray into folk and country, but keep a resolutely modern pop sensibility.
TRACK LISTING
1. Those Goodbyes
2. Save Me
3. It's Mine Now
4. Maybe
5. Grand Final
6. Long Range Driver
7. Constant
8. Someday
9. Siren Song
10. Sky