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It’s sassy and seductive: that’s “Cut & Paste It”, the brand new track from Melbourne-via-Fremantle singer Kathryn Rollins. Fleshed out and ambitious, you can forget expectations forged by the acoustic, finger-picking feel of Rollins’ acclaimed debut EP, Reckless (released in April 2013). “Cut & Paste It” is the sound of an artist moving forward. “This is so different… it’s going to be interesting to see what people think,” Rollins laughs. Reckless – recorded with producer Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe) – proved the young singer/songwriter was a talent to watch with songs that tugged at the heartstrings, full with reverb and soul. Raised in WA with a jazz guitarist father who taught his daughter how to harmonise, Rollins first began writing songs as a teen, learning keys at 12 and guitar at 14. Winning 2013 single “Who Shot The Bird Down?” (lifted from Reckless) announced her arrival, scoring online love and write-ups from Yen to The AU Review and more, including national airplay on triple j and an appearance in TV series “Wentworth”. Reckless was just the beginning for this young artist – and over the past 12 months, Rollins’ musical palette has continued to evolve. At 24, her latest musical step is as exciting as it is fresh, and new. “When I went into making Reckless I was really new to recording,” Rollins admits. “I really didn’t have much of an idea of what people did in the studio. Making that EP was the start of me becoming interested in production, and over the next two y