Katie Gregson-MacLeod returns with new single ‘James’.
The Scottish songwriter is etching a new era – signed to Matt Maltese-founded boutique label Last Recordings On Earth, her new EP lands this summer.
‘Love Me Too Well, I’ll Retire Early’ is out on July 4th, and it follows sessions at Edwyn Collins’ beautiful studio in the Scottish Highland village of Helmsdale.
The Caledonian connection continues on ‘James’, with Glasgow popster Joesef lending his backing vocals (he also co-wrote the song)’.
A tale of love, confusion, and commitment, ‘James’ finds Katie Gregson-MacLeod allowing herself to trust. Revolving around the central question – “how will I know if it’s the real thing?” – she luxuriates in sound, the simple melodies swirling around the song’s text.
Katie comments…
‘James’ is a song about trust. Feeling so at home with someone so early, but retaining the residual suspicion of former relationships. Joesef and I wrote this with Josh Scarbrow, who eventually would produce the project. The song was written very quickly, and for a while I thought I would change the central line ‘But how will I know if it’s the real thing?’. However, after living with it for a year before recording, I realised that that question was the song itself.
It was the first time I’d thought about what I wanted in a relationship, instead of worrying only if I was what they wanted. The catharsis for me emotionally wasn’t reached until recording, where the amazing Laura Wilkie improvised an outro on the fiddle that brings the feeling home.
Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Megan Henderson
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