Following a premiere with Billboard Italia, London New Romantic/art rock songwriter Katie Wood is pleased to reveal the official video for her debut single ‘Steve’, which is out now via Kerry On The Cake.
The single has so far been playlisted by Tidal - Global Rising, VEVO - Emerging Artists / Neue Internationale, and Filtr Italy - First Served, with a swathe of support from blogs including Independent Music News, When The Horn Blows, GigSoup, Love Music; Love Life, Maximum Volume and more.
Directed by Kristian Fitsall, Wood comments on the visuals: “I’m a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy movies, especially the older stuff—Labyrinth starring David Bowie is my favourite—so I wanted to reference that in the video, with the idea that I was gradually regaining power throughout."
In keeping with her heart-on-sleeve approach to songwriting and lyricism, Wood’s debut offering ‘Steve’ champions finding your inner power and realising your self-worth, bringing a captivating vulnerability to her work by channeling her own lived experiences so sincerely.
Commenting on the single, she says: "I wrote ‘Steve’ when I was in the shower—I had the hook ‘I’m losing control’ and I accidentally sung the name Steve. As soon as that happened I knew what the song would be about. The whole sound pretty much came together in my head, I had spent a lot of last year learning how to produce, so I just decided to make something sound exactly how I would want to hear it.”
Wood’s music has so far picked up a flurry of early support from Abbie Mac on BBC Introducing Kent and a host of excited bloggers including LOUD WOMEN, American Pancake, Where The Music Meets, Sounds Good, and She Makes Music.