Katie Sullivan (born 16 March 1983), also known as Katie Kim, is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
Katie Kim | |
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 Kim in Waterford, Ireland in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Katie Sullivan |
| Born | 16 March 1983 London, England |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Indie folk, lo-fi, ambient, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Flaming June |
Personal life edit
Born in London to Irish parents, Katie Kim was brought to Waterford[1] in Ireland as a child. In her late teens she moved to Dublin to attend university where she continues to reside.
Sound edit
Katie Kim performs atmospheric alternative folk rock music as a solo project, using a loop station and both classical and electric guitar. She also performs with as part of an ensemble, playing guitar, bass, keyboards and singing.
Music career edit
Katie Kim has released four studio albums, Twelve (2008) Vaults (2010) Cover & Flood (2012) and Salt (2016). She most recently released a live album with Crash Ensemble where the collective reworked the songs of her previous album, Salt. Kim's 'drone-folk' style on the record was compared to Scandinavian folktronica artists such as AURORA and Eivør.[2] They performed this in its entirety to sold-out audiences around Ireland between 2016 and 2018.
She has also composed a film score, an original soundtrack for The Seashell and the Clergyman. Commissioned by the Cork French Film Festival, Kim performed the score at the Pavilion, Cork in front of a live audience, where renowned director Agnès Varda attended.
On 15 August 2016 she released the track "Foreign Fleas" through her Bandcamp site.[3]
Kim released her fourth studio album Hour of the Ox in September 2022.[4]
She has worked with various musicians and bands, including Halves, Mike Scott and The Waterboys, David Kitt, Ed Harcourt and Radie Peat, a folk singer with the band Lankum.
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Twelve (2008)
- Cover & Flood (2012)
- Salt (2016)
- Hour of the Ox (2022)
Singles edit
- "Radio" (2008)
- "Heavy Lighting" (2012)
- "The Feast" (2013)
- "Foreign Fleas" (2015)
- "Salt" (2016)
Film scores edit
- The Seashell and the Clergyman (La coquille et le clergyman) (2011)
Appears on edit
- The Nightsaver – David Kitt (2009)
- It Goes, It Goes (Forever & Ever) – Halves (2010)
- An Appointment with Mr Yeats – The Waterboys (2011)
- Songs to Save a Life – Various artists (2012)
- Final Witness (Episode 6: "A Mother's Revenge"/ Episode 7 – "What the Boy Saw")[5][6]
- Beekeeper – Steve Wickham (2017)
- Wild Wild country - The award winning netflix series in 2018 featured the song 'Day is coming' in the first episode of season 1
- CYRM – The 2023 debut album from the irish folk group ØXN (Katie Kim, Eleanor Myler, Radie Peat and John “Spud” Murphy). [7]
References edit
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (18 September 2016). "A shot at the dark". The Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Wiser, Danny (23 April 2022). "IRELAND: Salt - Katie Kim". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "FOREIGN FLEAS, by Katie Kim". Katie Kim. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Hour of the Ox review: Katie Kim offers light and darkness". Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ Media relations, ABC. "FINAL WITNESS: A Mother's Revenge". Final Witness press release. ABC media relations. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Preblick, Patrick. "Final Witness What The Boy Saw". ABC Television Network. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (27 October 2013). "ØXN: CYRM review – Irish folk debut full of unsettling dark magic". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links edit
- Official Katie Kim website
- Katie Kim at AllMusic
- Katie Kim discography at Discogs