Help!! Pre-order 'Christopher, You're a Soldier Now' on Indiestore so it finds its way to you as if by magic on the 28th April! Click on the CD cover... Go Faster Stripes is also available there, and on itunes.
Kat Flint
Guitars (several), vocals (lots), glockenspiels, kazoos, melodicas, penny whistles, cardboard boxes, tambourines in pillow cases, old suitcases, the occasional synth cameo, random percussion, FisherPrice Happy Apple, sellotape, scissors...
Also appearing on the album:
- Nicholas Hirst c/o The Conway Story (piano, vocals, boxes; robots);
- Stephen Ellis c/o Revere (vocals, chime bars);
- Kath McKie c/o Revere (cello, collapsing buildings);
- Ellie Wilson c/o Revere (violin);
- Nathaniel Mumford c/o Revere (trumpet);
- Matthew Simms c/o It Hugs Back (electric guitar, drums);
- Paul Michael c/o It Hugs Back (electric bass);
- Francis Booth (electric bass);
- Gwilym Johnston (double bass);
- Andy Raeburn (drums, vocals);
- Jess Bryant (vocals);
- David Peters (electric bass, vocals, production wizardry).
When not five hundred miles away, I play with gingergreen.
gingergreen are:
Dr Andrew Thompson (songs, guitar, vocals, piano, violin, guiro, glockenspiel, schlunck box...) Miss Kathryn Flint (songs, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, melodica, guiro, kazoo) Mr Robin Mogendorff Esq. (bass, harmonies, tea, sarcastic comments, scrabble).
Influences
Ah.... (*deep breath*). At the moment?
The inescaple influences:
Bright Eyes; Ben Kweller; dEUS; Beck; Magnetic Fields; Elliott Smith; Sufjan Stephens; Astrid Williamson; The Czars; Badly Drawn Boy; Eels; Regina Spektor; Kings of Leon; Pavement; Ben Folds Five; Whiskeytown; Radiohead; Nick Drake; Josh Rouse; Heidi Berry; mcraft; Tom McRae; Belle and Sebastian; Aimee Mann; Modest Mouse; gingergreen (I miss you guys); the Edinburgh Sound Collective and many, many great local musicians in London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, plus many more floating around on this crazy site that would take a whole other page to type.
And by the more indirect power of musical ozmosis...
Beta Band; Blur; Pixies; Penguin Cafe Orchestra; Buddy Holly; Sigur Ros; The Kinks; Chet Baker; Ben's Symphonic Orchestra; Joni Mitchell; Idlewild; Sage Fancis; Teenage Fanclub; Hayseed Dixie; White Stripes; Aqualung; Kaiser Chiefs; French Kicks; John Martyn; Violent Femmes; Love; Grandaddy; Chilly Gonzales...
And, of course, all the cool stuff to be found in non-musical life:
Wes Anderson films; eating too much; Chuck Palahnuik; coffee; Neil Gaiman; empty night-time streets; Jeff VanderMeer; days when it's chucking it down and I'm jacketless; Chris Ware; blue historical plaques; Bill Bailey; good graphic design and illustration; Dave McKean; new paints; Todd Solondz; tea emporiums; China Mieville; bad dancers; Derren Brown; good films; fairy tales; crap films when I'm hungover; Sebastian Faulk; urban legends; David Shrigley; thai food; Neitzsche; bumping into long-lost friends; the Restoration; talking shit in the pub; magic tricks; cups of tea not made with London water; Baz Luhrman; conversations with strangers; Einstein and the philosphy of time; fleeting glances on the Tube; parapsychology (I studied it, dontchaknow...); getting lost; Paul Gaugin; biscotti; Banksy; home-made flyers; Anthony Gormley; passionate people; Mr Shakespeare; the end of the night glow; MC Escher; the early morning stretch; Eddie Izzard; folk who make me laugh; you; bicycles; Rene Descartes; wandering aimlessly but happily; Jeff Noon; love; Caravaggio; crazy history.
Sounds Like
Too little sleep and too much caffeine.
What some other folk said:
"a great singer-songwriter" - Steve Lamacq (Radio 2 Featured Artist)
"One of the prettiest songs you'll hear this year." - Chris Hawkins (BBC 6music)
"One to Watch for 2008" - The Metro
“...organic dance... country strut... a gem of a tune.” - Daily Record
“One of my favourite singles at the moment.” - Jim Gellatly (Xfm)
“Taking all the best parts of Regina Spektor, Joni Mitchell and Nerina Pallot and twisting them into something very special indeed, Kat Flint is a Scottish singer/songwriter with a mesmerising presence....intoxicating.” - UK Music Search
“While other singer/songwriters follow well-worn paths to mundane places, Flint is open to the world, spinning musical wonder like a modern saint. To listen is to fall in love.” - Music
OMH
“...channels the purity of a Judee Sill with a bit of lo-fi Sparklehorse ...made my tired brain happy.” - Jamie’s Runout Groove
“This is not your run-of-the-mill singer-songwriter.” - Von Pip Musical Express
“...effortlessly laps much of the folk-pop female singer-songwriter brigade, a warm-voiced, intelligently thought out lament like KT Tunstall, had she been more in tune with the Fence Collective. And better.” - Sweeping the Nation
“...one of the rising stars of folk. From out of the left field and with an understated quirkiness, "Go Faster Stripes" enhances her reputation as a performer and interpreter of song.” - Fatea
"instantly captured my heart... Kat brings emotion and a distinctive quality to every song she crafts.” - Aurgasm
"Nothing is off-limits for this accomplished lyricist"." - SubCity Radio
“...equal amounts of charm and indie-folk... bathing in multi-tracked hums and tender guitar arpeggios. I’d urge you to investigate this promising singer.” - Manchester Music
“One of my favourite new finds ...stand-out in her understated beauty.” - Minneapolis Fucking Rocks
“Kat Flint was put on this earth to soundtrack bracing winter walks amongst wild hares and through fallen leaves... sounds like the godmother of heartache.” - Fugitive Motel
“Her voice switches effortlessly from ethereal to sultry... harmonies to make you sigh, infuriating yet beguiling rhythms and some cracking good tunes.” - MyVillage
“...witty and clever lyrics with intricate but catchy melodies and serene harmonies, creating a beautiful web of sounds and images that tangles you up completely and you find pieces of it in your
head for days after.” - FunFunFun
"...packs in pathos and dry humour in equal measure. Deceptively sad, and incredibly good." - MusicOMH
“It can now only be a matter of time before that saloon piano is given a boogie-woogie flourish on Later with Jools Holland.” - Disposable Media
“...excellent, swirling, slightly dark folk/pop.” - Deadly Tango
Thankyou for adding Camden Calling as a friend Benefit By Audio will help homeless and vulnerable people to access the Arts. For those of you who may be interested our artwork is original and designed by a homeless person. Hope to see you there 08.08.08 Kentish Towm Forum 7pm-1am. Bands kindly playing are THE THIRST, THE PENNY BLACK REMEDY, MOTIV, THE BRIXTON HILLBILLES, REDTRACK & NEW ADVENTURES SO THAT IS 6 bands & 2 dj's @ £12.50 TO HELP THE HOMELESS.
Hello Kat, I am now enchanted By your Music, By You. Masterpiece could be the word (Capolavoro, in italian) To express what I'm feeling about, but I think it's more, much more than this. I'm glad I've found you, My life won't be the same now. Thank you for being friend. All my best to you, Ciao, Fran(:o)
Hi Kat - Hey, who's selling the Sno-Cap singles on your page? .. I'm thinking that those songs are not yours! :-D Hope all is well, haven't heard enough from you lately.. cheers! <3 Jim
hey kat its the singer from lunar rising, i really like your tunes, art work etc..... where are you from? the photo looks like a brighton one? love domx
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace -
2 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
(C) David Franks 2003
76 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: LAND RIGHTS
If there is a good thing From the Second World War It’s that most peoples learnt To conquer lands no more.
In Africa, Asia, And the Pacific, too: Post-war independence - Steps only bigots rue.
But for some indigenes, Outnumbered much-too-much, It has all come too late For liberty, as such.
So ‘tis in Australia, And America’s sites, Where the best now, I think, Is to respect land rights.
Hey Kat, nice to finally meet you on the 007 film set! Just wanted to let you know that the demo's of our EP are up on the page if you've got time to take a listen, otherwise hope you're well and you enjoyed singing the other day and see you soon, Jamie x
Hey Kat, thanks so much, i'm really glad you liked it! I really like your stuff too. I can't believe we haven't met but soon no doubt we will. See you soon, Jamie x
i'm with bt too,hate them,used to be with telewest,hated them too.....one day we'll all be happy and content and start focusing on giving instead of getting.if all our giving is about getting...think how fearful we will become....hope all is well with the kat....:)
Christopher, You're On TV Now...
