Katie Harkin
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Background information | |
Genres | Indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 2005–present |
Associated acts | Sky Larkin, Wild Beasts, Living Body, Sleater-Kinney, Waxahatchee, Courtney Barnett |
Website |
weareskylarkin |
Katie Harkin (born April 12, 1986) is an English musician and songwriter originally from Leeds[1]. She is best known as the guitarist of Sky Larkin[2] and as a touring member with Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney and Wild Beasts[3].
Biography
Harkin was a founding member of Sky Larkin from 2005 to 2014, performing guitar, keyboards and vocals while acting as the band's main songwriter.[4] She formed the band while attending university with her childhood friend Nestor Matthews.[5]. The group released two singles on Dance To The Radio[6] and three albums on Wichita Recordings[7].
In 2011 Harkin toured with Wild Beasts[3] in support of their album Smother and composed the score for 2016 Turner Prize winner Helen Martin's CGI animation Dust and Piranhas for The Serpentine Gallery in London.[8]
Beginning in 2015, she was a touring member of Sleater-Kinney, appearing on their live album Live in Paris.[9]
In 2016, Harkin worked with Waxahatchee on their album Out in the Storm, performing on the album and also contributing to some of the songwriting process.[10]
In 2017, Harkin toured with Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett in their backing band to promote their album Lotta Sea Lice. [11][12] She also soundtracked British comedian Josie Long's podcast All Of The Planet's Wonders Shown In Detail the same year.[13]
In 2018, Harkin toured with Courtney Barnett in her backing band in the USA and Europe to promote her album Tell Me How You Really Feel.[14]
References
- ↑ "Meet Katie Harkin, Sleater-Kinney's new (touring) member".
- ↑ "Meet Katie Harkin, Sleater-Kinney's Touring Fourth Member". 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Katie Harkin talks new solo project Harkin, and playing in Sleater-Kinney's live band". DIY. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02.
- ↑ Chapman, Daniel (October 30, 2015). ""I Can Let My Own Ambitions Be Small & Weird" — Katie Harkin". The City Talking. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: Nestor Matthews of Sky Larkin". www.theregoesthefear.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06.
- ↑ "Sky Larkin - Molten".
- ↑ "Wichita Recordings - Shop - Sky Larkin". Wichita Recordings. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12.
- ↑ "Park Nights: Helen Marten's Dust and Piranhas". Archived from the original on 2018-03-12.
- ↑ "Sleater-Kinney - Live In Paris". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12.
- ↑ "Waxahatchee Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song "Silver": Watch | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ↑ "Kurt Vile & Courtney Barnett Touring Together This Fall, Collaboration LP Out Later This Year – Matablog". matablog.matadorrecords.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "See Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett's Deadpan 'Over Everything' Video". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "All Of The Planet's Wonders Shown In Detail". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Courtney Barnett, Albert Hall, Manchester review - mesmerising indie-rock set". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.