Often, a song can offer a crucially transformative message, connecting with the right listeners and offering them solace and comfort. After all, isn’t that what art-making is all about? KAT knows it well, having just shared her latest effort ‘Rise’, a majestic and evocative jewel pushing us all to reach out to others and to believe in our ability to get over struggles. In fact, this is quite a crucial moment for the London-based songstress: debuting only last year, she’s leaving her fierce, pop-rock-oriented style behind, instead exploring much tamer and poignant territories.
The result is a stunning record, an anthem for acceptance and self-growth which we are confident will work wonders in augmenting KAT’s audience size. Introduced by gentle piano and acoustic guitar tones, the song moves at a slow pace, perfectly supporting KAT’s grandiose vocal tone, which we can fully admire in these stripped-back settings. A certain amount of cinematic energy is also found in ‘Rise’, making the single the perfect accompaniment to a beautiful sunset or a fragile moment.
Explaining the writing process behind the track’s nuanced lyricism, KAT explains: “I wrote it in real-time while emotions were messy and life uncertain and allowed my experience to lead the writing. The empowering message at the heart of the song was where I hoped to be in the near future. I have to credit my mum for the inspiration behind the uplifting spirit of ‘Rise’, her wise words and belief in me at a time where I was at my most fragile made all the difference”.
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