Katie Davis
Terrible, Terrible
© 2004 Katie Davis (183426000042)
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"Part early Alanis and part Postal Service with a mean acoustic streak, Davis makes a wonderful showing on her introductory album." (Soul Shine Magazine, July 2005)
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Singer-songwriter Katie Davis is on the verge of big things. Her introspective and hauntingly beautiful songs – the kind you hear in the movies over kissing or crying scenes – liken her to other straight-voiced ladies like Beth Orton, Feist, and Jenny Lewis.
Since Katie's "Terrible, Terrible" EP debuted in late 2004, she has earned unprecedented national press, MTV and worldwide radio play, and a packed schedule of live shows with nationally touring acts. In early 2005, Katie played her first solo shows to small but delighted crowds in the beer-soaked dive bars of Seattle's Pioneer Square. And by 2006, Katie enjoyed her first four-story marquee at the Showbox, a musical institution and one of the northwest's biggest theaters.
As Katie continues to tour, the music world waits expectantly for what's to come. "I have predicted to my listeners," says DJ Jerry Jodice at Virginia's WRIR FM 97.3, "that Katie Davis may be one of those indie artists who break through to the mainstream, she's that good."
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Alanis Morisette and Melissa Etheridge put together!
author: Northeast In-Tune MagazineShe has all of the spunk of Alanis Morisette and Melissa Etheridge put together. Her lyrics are filled with irony and melancholy. I have to admit that it took a while for Katie to grow on me, but I'm hooked now. It was the lyrics that did it.
Raw emotion.
author: Unsigned MagazineIt's Katie's raw emotion and soft-spoken voice that makes each track drip with sadness.
EXCELLENT!
author: Heather Corcoran, Assistant Editor for CoffeeHouseTour.comThe songs are so realistic it’s like watching a silent film of old memories rolling past, with Katie’s silky vocals narrating the story...
CD player staple
author: Local FanIn the 7 months I've had this CD, it's never left rotation on my stereo for more than a week. It's only 4 songs, there's so many other discs to listen to, you'd think it'd get worn out, you'd think it would get stale. But it doesn't, I'm listening to the disc right now, that's why I'm here, that's why I'm writing this review. Somehow, after 7 months and countless times around and around I'm still touched and still need to tell others. You can feel this. You can have your heart held gently. There's such tremendous depth and shape and sad nights and brisk lonely mornings and defiant acquiescence and it's somehow wrapped up in 4 songs with simple packaging and a quirky, self-depricating title. 4 songs, and I've given them close to a million listens.
Proving that American Idol doesn’t find the best talent
author: Smother.netImagine sitting in some unnamed hole-in-the-wall bar in the beautiful Emerald City of Seattle, Washington, listening to a cute blond-brunette hybrid girl crying into her acoustic guitar rock. You might just be listening to Katie Davis. On the couldn’t-be-further-from-the-truth titled album “Terrible, Terrible”, she pours every ounce of her soul into these four songs. Starting off is the ironically titled “She Hates Love Songs”, which finds Katie breathing in real close to the microphone moaning on about how awful love songs are meanwhile seemingly composing one herself. Pickled with her guitar play are other interesting interludes of sounds that give it a warm atmospheric feel that cries foul when she self-describes her music as “solo sad girl rock”. A girl this intense and intriguing can’t be alone can she? At least not in the real world. I imagine there’s hordes of folks lining up to see her perform each time she graces the world with her majestic and sultry presence. Thank you Katie for once again proving that American Idol doesn’t find 1% of the best talent in America.
Davis isn’t your typical strumming sad-song-singing chanteuse
author: Performer MagazineLet me tell you a stupid story about a stupid girl.” So begins the brief walk through the dark tunnel of longing and deceit Katie Davis moans and groans about on her new EP Terrible, Terrible. To be honest with you, it’s not really all that terrible. A better title would have been Hopefully, It’ll Be Better Soon. Davis isn’t your typical strumming sad-song-singing chanteuse, though. Her chord progressions are a little too deep and thick to get her lumped in with all the other sad, warbling chick singers. Her voice harkens back to early Natalie Merchant or Aimee Mann circa 1984. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what she’s wallowing about in the verses, but by the time you get to the chorus, it doesn’t matter. All you really need to know is that she’s sad, she’s hurt and she hates love songs. There’s something both endearing and doomed about how Katie Davis sings her sad songs. At times it seems like her guitar is trying to be optimistic, but her voice refuses to budge from its somber somnambulant unhappiness. This is the type of CD you listen to when you’re drunk and alone, contemplating calling your exes to ask them why they stopped loving you. My first impression was that I wanted the CD to have more songs on it. Then it occurred to me that it’s probably better it ends where it does; I don’t think I could take any more. It’s so full of disappointment that you almost feel 15 again. But then she’ll come out with a line like, “I know what you’re taking when you leave me in the morning,” and you remember that love really is hard sometimes. Maybe I’m just a little too happy to listen to Katie Davis. But I’ll keep the CD for the next time I have a sad, lonely day.
A great look at possible brilliance
author: Ear Candy MagazineWith only 4 songs on this disc, it is truly hard to judge Katie Davis. What does stand out is the terrific guitar work and of course Katie’s voice – it is truly mesmerizing and even transcendent. The songs are only o.k. - but they don’t seem to do justice to that voice! The best being “She Hates Love Songs” (love that title!). A great look at possible brilliance if she gets the right songs. Way better than your average singer-songwriter!
Part early Alanis and part Postal Service
author: Soul Shine MagazineSprung from the rainy lands that are most famous for producing grunge and a mighty expensive cup o’ coffee, singer/songwriter Katie Davis has definitely got the self-deprecating thing down. Check: the opening lines of her debut EP (titled Terrible, Terrible no less) are “Let me tell you a stupid story about a stupid girl”. Part early Alanis and part Postal Service with a mean acoustic streak, Davis makes a wonderful showing on her introductory album, albeit a short one. All the signs seem to be pointing Davis towards failure-ville: the title of her debut, her forlorn lyrics, right on down to the running length of Terrible, Terrible – a prophetic 15 minutes. However, it doesn’t seem like Davis would be much of a superstitious chick, so she really has nothing to worry about.
Sad Songs = Great Music
author: jon_9836Katie Davis is new to this whole music thing, but you'd never know by listening to her first release. It's a collection of four of her songs and really only makes you want to hear more of what must be a closetful -- or at least a headful -- of music. All of the songs on this CD are sad and sweet and sincere. Sometimes achingly so. You really get a sense of the experiences behind each song even as you're enjoying them for being really good songs. And despite the fact that each of the songs was no doubt inspired by events from her life, they're written broadly enough that anyone can empathize with the sentiment they contain. These songs are why I listen to music. Katie Davis deserves your support and you will absolutely love her music. I swear. For reals.
"Amazing lullaby triumphant lady."
author: Messy ClosetAmazing lullaby triumphant lady. Break out the red wine, her songs will remind you that other girls get it too. Get on her mailing list, follow her around the country, make sticker books for her.
"She's got this mournful vocal style that is achingly beautiful."
author: Collected SoundsI thought it was gusty to name a record, "Terrible Terrible", but Katie Davis doesn't have to worry about it. She's that good. She's got this great mournful vocal style that is just achingly beautiful. The songwriting is so heartbreaking that it actually sounds like her guitar is crying. (There's a Beatles song in there somewhere). Though Davis is honest about the fact that her songs are sad, these aren't just weepies. These are really solidly written songs. With the backing vocals and the string arrangements these become very intricate songs. With lyrics like "I have loved you for so long/I don't know if I can stop" (from "Movie") you can't help but love this stuff. The only downside is this is far too short. I would love to hear a full length CD from Katie Davis soon! For now I'll just set it up with the shuffle and repeat button on. Here is where I usually name stand out songs, but I really love them all. If I had to name one that I would play on the radio it would be "Movie"…I think…
"Enough to make you want more, more, more..."
author: Indie-Music.comFour short songs. Enough to tease you, enough to break your heart, enough to make you want more, more, more of Katie Davis. She calls it “solo sad girl rock,” and she names her EP Terrible, Terrible. I’m sure she was advised against it, but thankfully, wiser heads did not prevail. Because this defiance, this dare-devil contrariness, is at the heart of her intelligent, evocative music. Katie Davis is gutsy and true; do not miss her. “She Hates Love Songs” introduces you to her breathy, seductive voice while challenging you to categorize her. Her astonishing madness is immediately apparent, and you know you’re in for a wild ride. “Tell Everyone” is more accessible, which is not at all to say predictable. Her phrasing draws you to the edge of your seat, the penetrating harmonies and the looming strings create a sense of intimacy, but ultimately it’s the brutal honesty of the lyrics that win you: I think I know how the stretch of your hand and the frame of your chest could feel on me show me I'm not so small tell everyone hold me against you oh please tell me you feel this too ... “Small” she is not. But the best of the four is “Movie,” a song of loss anticipated, which she sings with a kind of aching yet brave prescience. It’s this unexpected combo that transforms it into a song of strength. Her songs are empowering, but she comes in gently through the back door. Her bold honesty, sly humor and understated intellect shine through these sparkling tunes. The lush strings and delicate background vocals are gravy to the feast that is Terrible, Terrible.
What a beautiful tease
author: Jonny Sundtjust as you realize that katie has a hauntingly beautiful voice and writing style that stands head and shoulders above most, you reach the end of this fantasticly produced ep, just worked up and wanting more. here's hoping for a full length release from katie as soon as possible.