From The Artist : The song was inspired by a loveable friend who was not only physically clumsy, but, at times, emotionally inept. When I wrote it, he had been making a series of bad decisions that were hurting people, but he truly didn’t realize it, or mean to. I felt like we have all been this guy, at some point or another, and have all hated ourselves for it, when the fog lifted. Produced by Tom McKay, who also produced my EP, “Then”. He is so talented, and such a wonderful listener, and really knows how to refine my ideas, so it was fairly smooth and easy. It did take 2 years to complete, because my free time is very limited, between working full time and gigging. Then, when COVID-19 came, it pushed back an already slow project by 4 months. It is kind of about positive attraction; thinking about all the best versions of yourself that you could be, and being them. And specifically, it’s a list of things not to do after you’ve broken up with someone, kind of like Dua Lipa’s The New Rules.
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Katey Morley has crafted a batch of very fine, slow-cooked and sonically delicious tunes for her 4th EP, “Hearts & Heads & Thoughts & Deeds”. In it, you will recognize the seriousness of folk, combined with a heavy dose of country earnestness, and delightfully sing-able pop melodies. The first single “The Guy Who Breaks Things”, is a dark and twangy account of a well-intentioned mess who accidentally topples everything in his wake. It will be released to all digital platforms on July 13, 2020.
Emerging from a long, gloomy spring, Katey Morley is about to make your summer better, with the release of her eagerly anticipated EP “Hearts & Heads & Thoughts & Deeds”. The first single, “The Guy Who Breaks Things” is a dark and twangy account of a well-intentioned mess who accidentally topples everything in his wake. The song will be released to all digital platforms on July 13, 2020 at 12:00am. Ever hard to pin to one genre, you will recognize her sound: the seriousness of folk, combined with a heavy dose of country earnestness, wrapped in delightfully singable pop melodies and heavy grooves.
As usual, the Toronto-based singer-songwriter took her time with this release– it’s been three years since her last record. With “Hearts”, her 4th solo EP, she has crafted a fine batch of slow-cooked, sonically delicious tunes.
Katey’s previous album “Now & Then,” a double EP that took nearly 13 years to complete, was featured on CUIT, ERIN Radio and CBC Radio regularly. Her third single “Good Little Girls” was chosen by Gill Deacon as CBC’s song of the week in March 2018. It also won an honourable mention in the Women’s Freedom Song Contest in 2019.
Unequivocally Canadian, she is sorry she is so slow at releasing music. “It is next to impossible to survive in music without a day job,” she explains, “and next to impossible to record an album while you’re working full time.” Squeezing in studio sessions after work and on weekends, she proves once again, that the proverbial tortoise wins the race.
A self-taught composer and multi-instrumentalist, Katey plays dulcimer, autoharp, keys and percussion, but it is her voice that captivates listeners and that has earned her loyal following. Soft and vulnerable for a moment, and then suddenly unleashed, it is a powerfully dynamic instrument, drawing comparisons to the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Brandi Carlyle, and Sinead O’Connor.
Katey began singing, playing and composing at a very young age. As a teen, she studied for 3 years with acclaimed vocal teacher Elaine Overholt (Shawn Mendes, Francisco Yates, Queen Latifah and many more). Soon after, she left Jazz studies at York University to front the band Gypsy Soul (Resort/Universal Records), toured North America with Minneapolis folk-rockers Bobby Llama, and returned home to record her first solo album, “Phor”.
Over the last decade and a half, she has been producing and recording original songs, while supporting herself as a world-touring club DJ, session singer and designer. With Duncan Coutts (Our Lady Peace) and producer Scott Currie (Emily Haines), she recorded the award winning “Noah” (Great American Song Contest), capturing the attention of the legendary Garth Hudson of The Band, who travelled to Toronto to perform organ and accordion on four of Katey’s original songs.
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