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Artist
Katie Buchanan
12+ albums
rockindieunder 2000 listenersfemale vocalistsfemale vocalist
about
Originally from Kansas, singer-songwriter Katie Buchanan explores a vein of subtle guitar pop steeped in Americana and heartbreak. She plays around New York rock clubs, drinks too much whiskey, and combines Midwest honesty with the directness that accompanies living in the city. After a series of water-testing projects—Buchanan is obsessively prolific, recording numerous EPs and one-offs—Buchanan pushed herself to make Go, a five-song EP with a polished sound but a DIY heart. She is a diligent professional, a skilled songwriter, and a direct artist—not to mention an expert guitarist. Her music is the internalization of type-A dedication and an enthusiast’s eye. Go came from the dramatic end of a childhood friendship. “When we’re young, we have these incredibly formative friendships that shape who we are as people,” Buchanan muses. “But they’re rarely given the weight when they fall apart.” Twenty years is a long time to know someone. Another connection to her home severed, Buchanan channeled her alienation into nuanced, striking songs. Go doesn’t stew in self-doubt, therapy or narcissism — like Buchanan, it just moves on. A total workaholic, Buchanan is comfortable with her incessant touring and recording alone in her home studio. She plays all instruments, records, and produces herself. She practices guitar endlessly, and thinks of lyrics in terms of meaning and mouthfeel. In person, she is deadpan and charmingly obsessed. She can — and does — wax philosophical about whi
