Brighten The Corners Presents Scottish singer-songwriter Kathryn Joseph at The Smokehouse on Thursday 25th April. Support comes from Alexander Carson.
“One of the purest, most ferocious, most generous albums I’ve heard.” 10/10 The Quietus
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Time: 7.30pm - 11pm
Venue: The Smokehouse, Ipswich
Tickets: £14+bf
Supports: Alexander Carson
Age Restrictions: 14+ (14- 15s must be accompanied by an adult) -
Intimate, fearlessly frank, and resonating with profound emotional depth, Kathryn Joseph's uniquemusical expression first captivated audiences with her 2015 album "Bones You Have Thrown Me And Blood I’ve Spilled," which earned her the prestigious Scottish Album of the Year award. Her subsequent release, "From When I Wake The Want Is," continued this tradition of devastating honesty and understated intensity, showcasing her mastery of heavily rhythmic piano work, striking vocals, and vivid lyrics. With a newfound muscular edge and textured depth, this album further solidified Kathryn Joseph as a force to be reckoned with in the music scene.
In April 2022, Joseph unveiled her latest offering, "for you who are the wronged" which quickly garnered attention and was shortlisted for that year’s SAY Award. If "From When I Wake The Want Is" was a plea for love's return, "for you who are the wronged," represents her unyielding determination to defend it at all costs. In January 2024, a five-track EP was released featuring reworkings of songs from "for you who are the wronged" by producer and collaborator Lomond Campbell. This EP takes the delicate instrumentation of the original record and elevates it to new heights—bigger, bolder, and stronger, yet still retaining the raw emotion and vulnerability that defines Kathryn Joseph's signature sound.
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Alexander Carson is a non-binary singer-songwriter/composer based in Norwich Norfolk, United Kingdom, They spend the majority of their time bumbling around the house making obtuse sounds, comforted and accompanied by two ambivalent cats, one over-excited dog, and one long-suffering partner.
Carson first picked up the piano at age 4 (which is especially difficult considering the weight) and was classically trained, their music reflects this discipline and sounds like a cross between Chopin and Rufus Wainwright.
Carson is inspired by the mundanity of modernity and aims to articulate the absurdity of human existence in their music. This is all presented with a surrealist sense of humour to soften the often melancholic timbre of the music.