She first came into our collective conscienceness when she collaborated with Scott Bradlee and Post Modern Jukebox on their cover of "All About That Bass", which also helped vault Scott's/PMJ's popularity into the stratosphere
She's so young, with all the talent brimming from her pores, she deserves a thread of her own
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Quote:The music of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Kate Davis has been turning heads in New York’s music scene since 2012. Whether she’s crooning rootsy ballads or plucking bright riffs from her bass, the gutsy songstress from Portland, Oregon, puts a fresh spin on the standards and brings a canonical sensibility to her own lush tracks.
Lauded by MTV as one of 2014’s “15 Fresh Females Who Will Rule Pop,” Kate grew up with an instrument in her arms and a head full of inventive lyrics. Her lifelong training makes for smart, warm pop that’s as musically nuanced as it is addictive. If you put a mid-career Jenny Lewis album in a room with Regina Spektor’s coloring, Joanna Newsom’s lyric poetry, and a dose of Tina Fey’s sharp wit—then added a couple decades of rigorous musical education and a shift dress—Kate Davis might come strolling out.
Vivid, nostalgic melodies materialize out of Kate’s musical arrangements, her songbird voice complimented by a rich rock ‘n’ roll bass-line. Alternating between achingly soulful and flippantly funny, Kate’s songwriting combines ranging sonic textures with an anecdotal knack. Her lyrics are novel and rhapsodic, cutting through the clichés and trivia of pop parlance to deliver something honest and truly perceptive.She’s performed at such illustrious venues as The Kennedy Center, The Bowery Ballroom, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall—as well as pretty much every noteworthy club in NYC.
Recently, Kate has shared the stage with such diverse artists as Alison Krauss, Josh Groban, Ben Folds, Sara Bareilles, and Renee Fleming. Her accolades include a Robert Allen Award from the ASCAP Foundation, and her arts advocacy work includes a presentation at TEDx Portland and participation in the 2010 National Arts Policy Roundtable.
Kate became a New York transplant in 2009, when she enrolled at Manhattan School of Music. There, she met guitarist Gabe Schnider and drummer Conor Szymanski, with whom she collaborated to develop her signature genre-defying sound. The trio continues to pair contagious melodies with crafted musical arrangements and to tell the kind of emotionally resonant stories you’ll remember long after the song is over.
She retweeted a post of a 'new' performance
Quote:YoungArts @YoungArts · 4h 4 hours ago
Dance around your room to "Keep An Open Heart" from @katedavismusic's #ArtBasel2014 performance here at #YoungArts: http://youtu.be/fS6Cq4C5vRw
Quote:Tusk @HaleysTusk · 25m 25 minutes ago
Is it weird I get a #PinkFloyd #DarkSide #TheWall vibe from this? @katedavismusic "Keep an Open Heart" #Goosebumps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS6Cq4C5vRw …
Quote:Tusk @HaleysTusk · 22m 22 minutes ago
I can't put my finger on what it reminds me of, but there's something about the bass, rhythm, mood that feels PinkFloyd-ish
Exposed to so much musicality following Haley it's ridiculous. #Grateful
Quote:Tusk @HaleysTusk · 18m 18 minutes ago
@JohnKess I do to, it's very consumeable and so many nice touches during the song, there's a lot of musicality in just that 1 piece to enjoy
Quote:Tusk @HaleysTusk · 11m 11 minutes ago
@JohnKess a little Elvis Costello? The melody is uplifting and weighty at the same time, a 'duh' comment, but she's really one to watch
Quote:Tusk @HaleysTusk · 10m 10 minutes ago
@JohnKess AATB initial impression is she's 'goody 2 shoes' but it seems in some of her other work, there's a definite edge that's intriguing
Quote:Tusk @HaleysTusk · 4m 4 minutes ago
Dang I really like that song the more I listen to it ....
She recorded it and posted it on Soundcloud "Keep An Open Heart"
https://soundcloud.com/katedavismusic/ke...open-heart
Kate and PMJ perform "All About That Bass" in NY
