Dublin-based singer Katie Kim releases her new album Hour Of The Ox on Friday. We asked her the BIG questions . . .
Hour Of The Ox is her sixth album and will be her last under the Katie Kim moniker. It was written and recorded while Kim was moving to New York and subsequently mixed after returning to Ireland during the pandemic by Katie Kim and long-time collaborator John "Spud" Murphy (Black Midi, Caroline, Lankum).
Speaking about the new album, she says, "Hour Of The Ox is a collection of quiet moments that began alone, in flow, that were then generously reconstructed and reinforced with TMT steel. A sort of time capsule recorded over a period of time that was unforgiving and vengeful."
The album launch takes place on 10 September at The Button Factory in Dublin. This will be Katie Kim's only headline Dublin show for the rest of 2022. Tickets are available at Eventbrite.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I used to go to school with Mariah Carey's name written on my knuckles, I believe I have seen a ghost, I’ve had the same haircut since I was five.
How would you describe your music?
I was pretty happy with one music critic’s description of my music that he called "Orinoco lo-fi". I'll stick with that.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Meredith Monk, Philip Glass, Mica Levi, William Basinski, Nina Simone, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Trent Reznor, Sinead O Connor, Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Stina Nordenstam, Dean Blunt . . . The list goes on.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Boyzone.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Cat Power - What Would The Community Think?
What’s your favourite song right now?
Elaine Howley - Buried Way Out.
Favourite lyric of all time?
Impossible! But one that comes to mind – "Oh, when you walk by every night, Talkin' sweet and lookin' fine, I get kinda hectic inside, Mmm, baby, I'm so into you, Darlin', if you only knew, All the things that flow through my mind" - Mariah Carey - Fantasy.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Phill 2 by KTL. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard, and I listen to it on a very regular basis.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Instagram, Twitter, Bandcamp, Facebook.
