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Right, let’s get into it. Cat Ryan have finally – finally – given ‘Free From This’ the release it deserves, and if you haven’t heard it yet you need to sort that out immediately…
This song is the reason Cat Ryan exist. Mary-Anne Murphy wrote it in 2018, took one listen back and thought, yes, this is it – this is the sound. And honestly? Correct.
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‘Free From This’ is a rush of punchy, sun-drenched surf-pop that sounds like it was built for festival main stages and open windows in equal measure. Vampire Weekend energy, Hippo Campus charm, Newcastle attitude.
“Free From This is where Cat Ryan began. I’d been writing music for years, but when this song came together I remember thinking – this is the sound I didn’t even know I was looking for. From then, I knew exactly the direction I was going in, and consequently decided on the name Cat Ryan for my artist name. It was a pivotal moment for me as a songwriter. Since moving to Newcastle and forming the band, we’ve been playing Free From This live for years and it always felt like it deserved a proper release. It’s been sitting in my demos folder ever since writing it, and coming back to it, re-recording it and finally putting it out feels like closing a chapter before moving onto releasing our newer material.” – MARY-ANNE MURPHY
It’s been a live favourite for years and now it’s got the studio treatment it always deserved, courtesy of mixer and masterer Tilly Louise. The result is an absolute banger of a debut single from a band who are very much just getting started.
Don’t sleep on this one.
