Katy J Pearson - Sound Of The Morning (Marbled Vinyl)

Katy J Pearson has today shared details of her stunning new album, Sound of the Morning, released on Heavenly Recordings on Friday 8th July 2022, the video for the first track to be taken from the album, ‘Talk Over Town’, as well as her largest headline tour to date. It’s an album that’s as comfortable revelling in the more laid-back, Real Estate-esque melodies of lead single ‘Talk Over Town’ - a track that attempts to make sense of her recent experiences, of “being Katy from Gloucester, but then being Katy J Pearson who’s this buzzy new artist” - as it is basking in the American indie pop of ‘Float’, penned with longtime pal Oliver Wilde of Pet Shimmers, or experimenting with the buoyant brass of ‘Howl’, in which Orlando repays the favour with a vocal guest spot. It all makes for a record that’s increasingly unafraid to explore life’s darker parts, but that does so with an openness that’s full of light.

As an artist who professes to “always strive for the bittersweetness of things”, Sound of the Morning does just that, taking the listener’s hand and guiding them through the good and the bad, like the musical equivalent of an arm around the shoulder. “I want people to feel things with my music, but I don’t want to cause my listener too much trauma,” she notes with a cheeky glint. “Counselling is expensive, so you’ve got to pick your battles…”

1. Sound Of The Morning

2. Talk Over Town

3. Riverbed

4. Howl

5. Confession

6. The Hour

7. Float

8. Alligator

9. Game Of Cards

10. Storm To Pass

11. Willow’s Song