“The balladry of Seattle singer/songwriter Katie Kuffel contains the sort of lived-in elegance that makes you feel you’ve been wearing her music all your life without even realizing it.” – Douglas Martin, KEXP
“Full of heart, vulnerability, and smoldering soul” – Mitch Mosk, Atwood Magazine
Alligator
Kuffel expresses an empowering depth and self-awareness throughout her newest album. Topics on Alligator range from intergenerational trauma viewed through kid glasses, a song about how a volcano would experience time, seasonal depression, and about her own disability. No matter the scale of her theme, Katie finds the universal thread to captivate her listener, reminding us we’re all human, and to embrace the messiness inherent in being alive during this turbulent, modern era.
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There’s a refreshing authenticity found in Katie Kuffel’s music. Her earnest voice accompanies poetic lyrics cocooned in the vibrant Pacific Northwest imagery of her Seattle home. While honing her song craft, the woods and surrounding waters nurtured her while she found a voice to expound on subjects like mental health, feminism, sexuality, and really anything her heart would cling to. She wields vulnerability like a knife, and drops all pretenses about what her music should be like, instead looking her audience in the eye and inviting them to feel deeply and without shame.
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Katie Kuffel’s breathy vocals bring into focus blurry childhood memories, while enlivened instrumentals colorize their nostalgic filtered hue. It’s an energetically healing tune of childhood innocence playfully wrestling with adult acknowledgment of intergenerational trauma and family pressures experienced in youth.
Press
"Full of heart, vulnerability, and smoldering soul, Katie Kuffel’s stunning 'Love Language' showcases the Seattle singer/songwriter’s full talents as she reckons in the depths of connection and romance" -Mitch Mosk, Atwood Magazine
"The balladry of Seattle singer/songwriter Katie Kuffel contains the sort of lived-in elegance that makes you feel you've been wearing her music all your life without even realizing it." - Martin Douglas, KEXP
"Horns, organ, guitar and Katie’s powerful vocals all blow into the faces of people who try to abuse those they perceive as weaker" - Oliver Bouchard, Glamglare