Biography

 

Kit’s music is lyric-driven, guitar-based, acoustic, varied, individual, musing on life and love.

Her songs and delivery have been compared to Kirsty McColl, Hazel O’Connor, Grace Slick, Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked, June Tabor, Vivienne McAuliffe, Alison Moyet, Alanis Morissette, Nico, Chrissie Hynde, Dolores Riordan/The Cranberries, Skunk Anansie, The Pixies, Heartthrob, Dory Previn, Death in June, the Slits, ‘Joy Division meets Ani DiFranco’ and even Bauhaus.

Kit’s début album, The End of the Rainbow was released in 2006. The songs are a mixture of pure acoustic tracks, and more rock-driven tracks, with additional electric and bass guitars and percussion provided by producer Paul Sampson.

Kit’s second album, The View from Here, was again produced by Paul Sampson and released in May 2010, The album is a mixture of simple acoustic songs, and more rock-driven tracks, with bass, percussion and synthesizers by Paul Sampson. The album includes as a bonus the song War, co-produced by Kit and Kris Bucin, who also plays keyboards on the track.

Comments

The View From Here and Dialogue do it for me. The stand-out tracks on the album

(Stuart Loosemore, Radio Tircoed)

Kit’s songs take no prisoners

(21st Century Blues)

Kit’s lyrics are very powerful and hit the spot

(Rai Studley)

lovely voice

(Jack Peachey, Gallery 47)

really original stuff

(John McGlynn)

fuckin’ awesome

(Dave Arcari)

 

 

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