Katie Keddie releases new single

Hailing from Nottingham in the UK, singer-songwriter Katie Keddie first made waves in 2019 after releasing her debut single “Eighteen” to critical acclaim. With her delicate vocal delivery, she offered an elegant introduction to her artistic vision on a wistful first song tinged with nostalgia.

Since then she’s maintained a low profile, working on her music behind the scenes and playing local shows and festivals. Now she makes her return and brings us the first taste of her new music with her sophomore single titled “Comfort and Despair”.

Already striking a chord with fans and tastemakers alike, her latest single has been named “Chillest track of the week” by Dean Jackson on BBC Introducing and BBC Radio Leicester’s Jack Rafferty describing the single as “…brilliant, wonderful, fantastic, I can’t think of all of the words I want to use to describe how much I love her sound.”

One of the first songs she’d ever written back in 2019, with “Comfort and Despair” Katie Keddie lays down a stunning alternative folk song that evolves from a graceful and atmospheric beginning to a euphoric and epic indie rock sound. Commenting on the single Katie says the song is “about people lifting you up when you’re in a bad place. It really came to life just after lockdown when me and a group of close friends and musicians spent a week recording in a beautiful old mill in Wales.”

Set to be part of her upcoming debut album Alaska Sadness, Katie Keddie has linked with producer Jake Buckley and engineer Russ Clark to work on her first record set to drop later this year.

Listen to Comfort and Despair below