Kate Walsh

I’m working in London this week, so posts will be briefer than usual I’m afraid.

Back at the start of June I talked about how I didn’t really like many female singer-songwriters. Since then, I seem to keep finding ones that I’m enjoying. A couple of months ago we had Ruth Theodore, then the constantly referenced Kate Nash, and now we have the similarly named but differently sounding Kate Walsh.

Walsh is from Brighton, cites Rufus Wainwright, Ben Kweller and Kathleen Edwards among her influences and already has an entire album over her belt, entitled ‘Clocktower Park’. She’s also only 20 years old, which I point out merely because it scares the hell out of me when I’m a fair bit older than the people with the talent. Anyway, her songs are the deceptively simple; usually just Walsh and a guitar, but there’s a greater depth here than seems initially obvious. I didn’t think all that much of these songs at the start, but a few plays later and they are firmly planted in my head.

MP3 Kate Walsh – Your Song (expired)
MP3 Kate Walsh – Talk Of The Town (expired)
MP3 Kate Walsh – Don’t Break My Heart (expired)
MP3 Kate Walsh – French Song (expired)

Kate Walsh: Website || Myspace