Swedish performer Kate Boy picked up more than a taste for synth-wave in her travels through Australia. With the ethereal sound that’s imbued through her material, there’s almost an element of the dreamtime, the Australian Aboriginal spirit-world where the world was created by the Rainbow Snake. This is maybe where the comparisons are coming from between Kate Boy and the Knife. The Knife harness a tribalism that’s part Neo-Tokyo part Clan of The Cave Bear and Kate Boy’s there with a cold timelessness that’s sits between the here-now and the now from before here even existed. There’s a line in there somewhere that they both share and it’s not so complicated to hear as it is to document.
Darling of the international media right now, Kate Boy has become a favourite of the Pitchforks and NMEs of the world. The debut album made it out at the end of last year and she’s making it here for a gig in Privatclub. Things are moving and happening.
Thanks to the kind people of Nordic By Nature, Blitzgigs is giving away a double pass to see Kate Boy here in Berlin. To grab your free tickets, just email us here at winwinwin@www.blitzgigs.de with your full name and the answer to the following easy question…
What’s the name of Kate Boy’s debut album?
Entries close May 30th and the winner will be notified by email. Good Luck!
