On ‘Someday, Now’, Katy J Pearson seems to have reinvented herself somewhat. The Bristol artist has traded the threads of Americana that held her first two albums together for bundles of ever so slightly sullen pop that have her audible self boldly sprawled across them.
Whenever an artist evolves the response is often measured in terms of excitement and grief, but here Pearson pushes back with a sense of honesty that holds ‘Someday, Now’ in a chokehold throughout its runtime.
This attitude was no doubt essential to the shaping of the record. At multiple points there are moments of candour that cut through — as Save Me’s low-key new wave rolls on Pearson sings: “You open me up, see I’m not that tough, when you open that bottle of grief.”
Elsewhere, Maybe delivers on that promising pop direction with a self-affirming sense of clarity. It’s particularly refreshing because, as good as Pearson’s early records were, the saccharine aesthetic that accompanied her music distracted somewhat from the substance found in her work.
Pushing further into new sounds, Someday and Constant arrive carrying smeared horn tones and resonant synth sections, adding a new level of depth. Pearson juxtaposes her vocals, sweet enough to tie knots in cherry stems, against these textures and in doing so finds an anchor that can’t be weighed. ‘Someday, Now’ might be different — more serious, more ambitious — but it’s also more obviously hers than any previous outings.
Katy J Pearson Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Mon November 25 2024 - MARGATE Lido
Tue November 26 2024 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Thu November 28 2024 - SOUTHAMPTON 1865
Fri November 29 2024 - BRISTOL SWX
Sat November 30 2024 - SHEFFIELD Foundry
Mon December 02 2024 - MANCHESTER New Century
Tue December 03 2024 - GLASGOW Saint Luke's
Wed December 04 2024 - LEEDS Leeds Irish Centre
Thu December 05 2024 - BIRMINGHAM Castle and Falcon
Wed February 05 2025 - LONDON KOKO
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