Everything we touch, it turns to gold. A few months back, the first single from Swedish electronic outfit Kate Boy swept the internet with the force of a blizzard. Northern Lights was a fitting name for the track: icy but inviting, distant yet warm all at once. Over a throbbing bass line that beats like a buried heart and chilling synths that could have been cut from a glacier, the lead singer bares her soul to the listener. But it is only those seven words that matter, Everything we touch, it turns to gold. This is Kate Boy confidently declaring their talent to the world. And wow, what a declaration! It is hard to describe the final breakdown of the song, with synths soaring like comets overhead, but it is a glorious thing to hear.
Kate Boy is the real deal: a raw, powerful electronic act you watch listen for in the coming months. With their second track, In Your Eyes, Kate Boy proves their talent (as opposed to having one beautiful experiment). The same synth-heavy song from Northern Lights is still present, but the song is warmer than its counterpart. The drums bounce along, hand-in-hand with the synths, fueling the soaring lyrics that swoop across the soundscape.
The Northern Lights EP is available for immediate download through Freegal (search for Kate Boy). I highly recommend giving the two mentioned songs a chance!
-James
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