- 2024-10-21
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MUSIC
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CATTY Releases Debut EP “Healing Out Of Spite”
London-based alt-pop singer-songwriter CATTY released her highly-anticipated debut EP “Healing Out Of Spite” on October 18, 2024 via AWAL.
The EP comprises a 7-track, produced by Barns Noble, Nathan Challinor, Ben Lythe, and GETH.
The EP was directly inspired by CATTY's cancelled Vegas wedding - the fallout of which she navigates with zestful, fiery aplomb.
Coupled with the emotionally tumultuous subject matter of her writing, her distinct sound is solidified across the EP. Drawing inspiration from the '70s and '80s, she blurs the lines between pop, rock, and even country.
CATTY said of the EP, “This is my first body of work and my god is my body in it. Every single song in here is a lived experience. It truly is the story of the last couple of years of my life. And it’s not pretty, but it’s fucking entertaining.”
She continued, “There’s an anger in here, for sure, and that’s probably what you’ll hear the first time you listen to it. But it truly isn’t about that for me. It does have a venomous flare, granted, but it *is* an EP about healing. It’s just that sometimes that looks like reconnecting with nature and meditating but sometimes that looks like cussing someone out and letting them go.”- She shared on social media, “If you’re new here or you’ve known me my entire life, you will know how important this moment is to me. I have dreamed of making music for as long as I can remember and I have longed to have a body of work and now, finally, she’s here. I am healing out of spite.”
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CATTY explained about some tracks for the EP.
“I Dated A Monster”
“I thought of every single thing that could go wrong on that day but I never thought about it not happening. I think upon first listen the song can definitely sound really mean and bitter (hands up - there were moments where I was and it’s definitely comforting to call all our exes monsters), but I wrote it from a place of pure sadness.
I loved how open and trusting I was and I was mourning the loss of it, I think being a monster is quite contagious. If someone is one to you, you have to be careful you’re not one to someone else. Life makes it very easy to be bitter and closed and I don’t want to be.”
“Actress”
“Being mean doesn't make me feel good and this song was written, because I didn't have anything nice to say about this person. They made lying to me look effortless and that is honestly a talent. It makes me deeply uncomfortable to upset people and it's infuriating because I've let a lot of stupid people get away with stupid sh*t I wish I hadn't."
It follows the same time... if you act against me I will not be part of your downfall, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't secretly hoping for it.”
“Healing Out of Spite”
“I was at a point in my life where I was sick of trying to please everyone because it was at the expense of myself. This song became a mantra or a manifestation, a movement of sorts and I think it worked; I feel so much braver than the version of myself that wrote it.” - source : Apple Music
