New Kate Jackson Solo Material!

Posted by Sean in New Music | 2 comments

If you’re anything like me, the news some time back that The Long Blondes would be splitting for good got you down a bit. After all, they were only 2 albums in to what seemed a very promising career, with enough top singles to make a band 4 times their age jealous. But after guitarist Brian Cox suffered a stroke at the incredibly young age of 27, the band decided they should end their short career.

There had been talk of Kate Jackson releasing solo material, but I hadn’t heard much on that front for the last year. Until now, of course! It seems Kate has started a new Myspace page for herself, and has posted up a new tune called ‘Homeward Bound’, which I believe was produced by Bernard Butler. Don’t quote me on that, though.

The song is a bit of a departure from her Long Blondes material, though not totally out of range from what you might expect. It’s a more subdued tempo for her, with a greater focus on atmosphere giving her voice priority and allowing it room to fill all the little nooks and crannies. Even in the quiet moments her vocals are commanding. It immediately reminded me of why I loved her voice in the first place, and why her sabbatical from the music scene has left such a noticeable gap.

Head over to her Myspace and give it a listen. Hopefully we’ll be hearing a full album before the year is out!