Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist KATHLEEN has released her new EP, Live From Highland Park today via Warner Records. Listen to the EP, which features the track, “Dark Side of the Moon” and watch the accompanying video now below.
In the midst of the global pandemic, she originally recorded this six-song set live in a Los Angeles backyard accompanied by bandmates and collaborators Aaron Liao (bass, backing vocals), Jay Tibbits (drums, synth bass). The tracklisting notably consists of favorites from her breakthrough Kathleen I EP and the follow-up Kathleen II EP.
“’Dark Side of the Moon’ is like a baby born and raised in captivity,” Kathleen explains. “I wrote it in segments on my drive home from California to Colorado to stay maybe for a little or maybe forever – at the beginning of lockdown we just didn’t know. I recorded the original in my childhood basement in lieu of a studio, and we recorded this live version in a backyard in lieu of a live show.”
She initially teased these performances on YouTube in 2020, generating hundreds of thousands of views in advance. “As much as I don’t want to remember Lockdown, we did have fun building this show, and I’m delighted to be putting them out on streaming services now.”
This past October, KATHLEEN released “Going In Reverse,” as an exclusive track for The Eleventh Hour: Songs for Climate Justice compilation album curated by filmmaker Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up, The Big Short, Vice) and podcaster/producer Matt Dwyer (Conversations with Dwyer & Painting With John). The album, released via Sub Pop Records also features previously unreleased music from Moby, Fake Fruit, Frankie Cosmos, Sonny & The Sunsets, Cloud Nothings, Ya Tseen, and more.
KATHLEEN continues to progress on her own terms, catalyzing her creativity without boundaries with each successive drop. Throughout 2022, she has evolved in real-time with the recently released “Beautiful Waters,” “Phantom Love” (accompanied by a stunning A.I.-created video), “Fever Dream” and “How Long Will This Last.” 2023 marks a new era of original music from KATHLEEN, which truly serves as a testament to her sense of purpose, not just as a songwriter, but as a passionate environmentalist, activist, and human being. “I think the main reason I make music is to create a vehicle for conversation and new philosophies,” she says. Keep an eye out for more new music from KATHLEEN this year.