Nearly a year since the release of her debut album ’Little Eve’, Kate Miller-Heidke is one of the most talked about performers in Australian music. Heralded as one of the ultimate acts to catch live, rarely has an artist left fans and reviewers alike so consistently awestruck.
Kate is currently selling out national tours, and supporting the likes of Cyndi Lauper and Evermore, as well as being a major festival draw card (East Coast Blues and Roots, Apollo Bay, Port Fairy, Woodford). It’s a far cry from the girl who, as a child, would charge her parents 5 cents a show to sing in their lounge room.
Traversing a wide landscape of styles, Kate has truly found her feet as a performer. She has a potent presence on stage. The combination of her virtuosic voice, theatrical artistry and the chemistry with her band are devastating.
As one reviewer put it, “A cathartic release of punk opera – stunning, fine and porcelain-fragile meets pummeling, bruising rock & roll.”
It has been a hectic nine months since the release of ’Little Eve’, which debuted at 3 on the ARIA Australian Album chart. To celebrate the amazing national reaction to Kate’s live shows, the album now comes with a full length DVD of her best performances, including crowd favourites never before recorded. Highlights include ’Australian Idol’, her twisted mash-up version of John Farnham’s ’You’re The Voice’ and the electric performance of ’Words’ from the 2007 ARIA Awards.
’Space They Cannot Touch’ is the third single from the album, and is accompanied by a music video of Kate’s performance at Live At The Chapel, showcasing her engaging delivery on stage. This is one of KMH’s most touching songs. After a period of high rotation on Triple J, Kate received a flood of emails in response to ‘Space’.
’Little Eve’ can be likened to a set of Russian dolls. Twist open the song to find her special insight. Twist open the insight to find her heartfelt story. The album is a dozen of these dolls; introspective memoirs sparkling with a child’s playfulness and imagination. Now accompanied by the incredible footage of the live KMH Band experience, it’s as if those dolls are living and breathing.
tickets: Ushops on Campus, The Rock Shop & www.bigtix.com.au