“A pop updraft worthy of prime Jimmy Webb, Crown Electric sounds so effortlessly instinctive” **** MOJO

“Easy melodies, shimmering arrangements, sweet vocals counteracted by engagingly prickly lyrics. Wonderful stuff” 8/10 UNCUT

“Bolder and more musically decisive than ever…Her growth - in character, emotional range and sonic mastery - is abundantly clear.” **** THE MIRROR

“Enough lyrical heft to make it worth coming back to again and again to see what new wisdom it may yield.”**** THE HERALD

“Unassailably one of our most precious jewels in our singer-songwriter pantheon” 9.5/10 Hi-Fi World

“Showcases Kathryn as an assured singer-songwriter” **** Daily Express

“Crown Electric is a delight from start to finish” 8/10 CLASH

“Magnificent & melancholic” **** METRO

“Impeccable” **** The Scotsman

Kathryn Williams releases a new single ‘Monday Morning’ from her hugely acclaimed 10th album, ‘Crown Electric’. The follow up to her Radio 2 ‘B’-listed single ‘Heart Shaped Stone’, ‘Monday Morning’ is released 28th April, once again showcasing her assured song-writing chops. It is backed with her cover of Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’ - a celebrated feature of her shows in recent months and a live version of ‘Monday Morning’ - both recorded live at The Union Chapel last November.

Kathryn plays spring dates as follows:

19 March Liverpool Leaf *

20 March Shrewsbury Henry Tudor House†

21 March Bristol The Lantern

22 March Newport Llys Meddyg Venue

23 March Exeter The Phoenix†

Fri 4th April Bury Met

Tues 15th April Paisley Arts Centre

May 1 Wakefield The Hop†

May 2 York Pocklington Arts  Centre†

May3 Durham Shadforth Hall *

June 24th Shipley Art Gallery

June 25th Sheffield The Greystones   

* support from Matt Deighton / † support from Blue Rose Code

Last October Kathryn performed at The Durham Book Festival’s celebration of Sylvia Plath’s life and work, performing songs inspired by The Bell Jar which are now being readied for an album release later this year.

Crown Electric is a suitably emphatic title for Williams’ most potent album yet, confirmation and summation of the songwriting skills she’s been honing since 1999’s Dog Leap Stairs. “As soon as I said it, the words in my mouth felt lovely,” says Kathryn. “It felt exciting and fresh but it also had the sound of a classic album. It has strength to it. It’s steadfast.” From the first song to the last, her lyrics have never been more astute, her melodies more memorable nor her arrangements more beautiful.