This lady has been on the Liquid radar for some time now, but it seems there's a back catalogue of musicians that we haven't got round to blogging about yet! It's about time this beauty gets released into the Liquid wilderness after having kept her secret for long enough. Katie Kuffel, everybody.
Katie Kuffel is a Seattle based singer/songwriter with a sound that draws from the blues, jazz and folk genres. Her voice is soft, yet somehow full of captivating power. It also helps that she's extremely lovely and genuinely overwhelmed with all of the support she is receiving worldwide.
I initially discovered Katie whilst trawling through Kickstarter - to, y'know, see whether many other people were on there to get funding for new record labels (don't bother asking how that went) - and, instead, was so taken back by her talent, personality and genuineness that came across in her fundraising video, that I knew I had to make a 2-way introduction to the Liquid readers.
Kickstartaaaaa
Her overall musical "sound" - for the lack of a more technical term - is truly unique, and you'll see why in a bit, but I first want to address the lyrics, which are just so god-damn blues-y, and I love it. This is the opening line for Table Song, which is just ---- well, blues. And alcohol... but alcohol and blues go hand in hand, so that works out well.
Brother you've been sluggin' whiskeyThat's it. That's all you need to open up with. 'You've been sluggin' whiskey, mate, and nothing's gonna come from it, so just stop it, yeah?' You know what you're getting yourself into as soon as Katie starts singing this song; a night of great music, which is sure to be complimented with barrels of alcohol or, if you're American, liquor.
In Table Song it then goes on to say
But you found no holy citiesPersonally I think these two lines - from the first verse, no less - need to be printed onto every pint, 1/2 pint, mug and champagne flute known to man to remind people that, no matter how hard they try to find something amazing with alcohol or, in particular, whiskey, all they're going to get is a great night where they consented to maybe 1/300th of their actions, a load of photos within the I-did-not-consent-to-these section of the fraction and a splitting headache in the morning. If they're really unlucky then also a faded "PAID" stamp imprinted to their forehead. This may or may not be referenced from personal experience.
In the bottom of your glass
But, in all seriousness, if you go on to read the full lyrics for Table Song, it seems that there's something deeper. It feels as if this song is personal to Katie - or she's just a very great lyricist and knows how to tell a story, be it fictional or non fictional.
Actually, why analyse the lyrics? Just listen. . .
Her harmonies are great, her piano skills mesmerising and herself, absolutely lovely. You'll see the piano skills below in Devil. Her voice reminds me of Beth Rowley and Norah Jones so very soft and powerful, indeed.
Whilst I'm on the point of including a bunch of her videos, I may as well include her Hozier cover of Take Me To Church.
Oh, and this video:
Liquid supports you, Katie!!
Okay, so I think I'm done. Please check out this lady, because she's incredible and really deserves to get more recognition. If I had my record label, I'd sign her without a doubt!
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