Kate Tucker
Kate Tucker sings songs of unrest – sad, whispered tales of leaving … arriving … waiting. Though her indie folk-pop shimmers and sways, luring you into the melody, Tucker herself remains at a distance – an echoing voice belonging to an ethereal girl just out of reach. It’s the same enchanting mix of sparkle and twang you’ll find with another girl from the Pacific Northwest, Neko Case – but with a little Mazzy Star melancholia thrown in for good measure.
In her song “Faster Than Cars Drive,” the singer-guitarist shows she can haunt you, sweetly, slowly and with a country western crackle. “In Your Dreams,” wisps of electronic beats, xylophone and guitar float and pop against Tucker’s gossamer vocals. When the melody finally breaks into a canter, the headiness ebbs, but the feeling of surreality remains. Kate Tucker may be a tricky catch, but she’s one artist you’ll definitely want to follow down the rabbit hole.
Published by
ejquinn on
August 26, 2008 in
Festivals.
Tags: Alabaster, ashleigh flynn, Beck, beehive, Bumbershoot, death cab, death cab for cutie, Kate Tucker, Lucinda Williams, Merrill, Paramore, playlist, Quinn Strassel, Saturna, Seattle, Sons of Sweden, Stone Temple Pilots, T.I..
If you live in Seattle, you’re probably getting excited about the Bumbershoot Festival, which takes place over the coming Labor Day weekend and features artists like Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, and the recently reunited Stone Temple Pilots. We’re particularly excited here at OurStage, because three of our artists have won performance slots at this year’s festival: Beehive, Ashleigh Flynn, and Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden.
If you don’t live in Seattle and you’d like to experience Bumbershoot from home, here’s a playlist featuring songs by the three OurStage artists:
Also, make sure to check out our video interviews with bands at last year’s Bumbershoot Festival, including Saturna, Alabaster, and Merrill.
