Katie Von Schleicher’s "really warbly and fucked up and heavy" music
May 10, 2019 8:51 AM Subscribe
The past music (Bandcamp) of Katie Von Schleicher (Interview) is stark, dark, and just plain weird. Von Schleicher’s new album, Shitty Hits (Bandcamp), although a slight shift from her past work, continues this path. (Pop Matters) Her new album tilts at Portishead covering the Beatles’ I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (YouTube), with some success.... At first, the jauntier, slightly derivative rockers signal strongest, then the darker ballads and self-scouring lyrics lure you in. Nothing (YT) builds to a blank, frazzled catharsis, while Sell It Back (Aquarium Drunkard) is an eerie, epic closer: these are torch songs written with petrol and a flamethrower. (The Guardian)
I just saw Katie open for Lady Lamb in Seattle last Friday. Lady Lamb has gotten distinctly *less* dark and jaunty, so it's good Katie was there to balance that out. She had a fun sense of humor as well: she introduced the members of her band by name, then said "together we're Katie Von Schleicher"
posted by seiryuu at 10:15 AM on May 10, 2019
posted by seiryuu at 10:15 AM on May 10, 2019
Both of the audio links on the Sell It Back (Aquarium Drunkard) page come up as 404s for me, just FYI.
posted by Kadin2048 at 10:47 AM on May 10, 2019
posted by Kadin2048 at 10:47 AM on May 10, 2019
Sadly, the "Destiny" demo didn't get caught by Archive.org, nor Archive.is, and I don't see it on any other blogs or sites. Otherwise, "Sell It Back" is on Shitty Hits via Bandcamp, or live in Paris, Novembre 2017 on YouTube.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:17 AM on May 10, 2019
posted by filthy light thief at 11:17 AM on May 10, 2019
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