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"A Fine Mess" Discussion #3: Because her C.D's out and we own both versions!
Kate Voegele Studio Recordings: Part 1
Studio Recordings: Part 2 (A Fine Mess)
Kate Voegele Kate Voegele From Inside The Studio
Behind The Scenes "A Fine Mess" Photo Shoot Part 2
Kate Voegele: '99 Times' Guitar Lesson @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
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Kate Voegele "A Fine Mess" #10 on Billboard 200!
Pop acoustic singer Kate Voegele released her sophomore album "A Fine Mess" on May 18th and therefore this yesterday was the first week for her album to chart in the Billboard 200. "A Fine Mess" reached #10 making it a top 10 album and her highest charting album so far! I have been listening to the album continuously over the last couple of days and I really love it! Tracks to watch out for: "Inside Out", "99 Times", "Who You Are Without Me", "Sweet Silver Lining", "Angel" and "Manhattan from the Sky". Can't wait to hear more from Kate.
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I'm so excited about everything that's been going on that I don't even know where to start. This last month has been so much fun! I was in LA for a good part of it finishing up "A Fine Mess" (title of the new record) which is now DONE! Totally crazy. Making this record was one of the best experiences I've had in my career yet. Mike Elizondo produced it, and his creativity and talent are immense. We had some UNBELIEVABLE musicians play on the record as well and it was ridiculously cool to meet and work with all of them. I cannot wait for you guys to hear these songs!!!
So basically I spent three weeks hanging in the studio every day putting songs together (which is probably the most fun thing in the whole world) and I've also been shooting a bunch of stuff for season six of "One Tree Hill" which has been awesome as well. The amazing thing about this season is that a ton of the songs off of "A Fine Mess" are going to be featured on the show. It's been totally cool to shoot scenes performing all these new songs.
While I was in LA, I also did a photo shoot for the new album artwork which was AMAZING and soooo much fun. We shot all day and got some really great stuff. Brian Bowen Smith shot it and did an unbelievable job. I'm NOW in the process of trying to decide on the album cover image. Tough decision. I wish I could ask you guys for help!! but I have to keep it a surprise Anyways, so everything is kicking into gear and we're all getting ready for a new record and a new tour as well! I'm in the midst of figuring it all out now, so we'll have new dates and tickets on sale VERY SOON!! YAY!
I also just posted another video from the studio that is the 'part 2' preview of the album. It features a song from the record called "Sweet Silver Lining" so check it out if you haven't seen it yet! It's featured in the video player at the top of my MySpace page. SO as you can see I'm incredibly excited for you guys to hear this record and more sneak peeks will be on the way very soon!! YOU GUYS ARE THE COOLESTTTTT!!!
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Brimming with optimism, first time independence and the wisdom that comes from one too many broken hearts, A Fine Mess is the continuation of a road Voegele was destined to travel, and, like every milestone in her career thus far, she navigates it with gusto. "It's easy to get caught up in trying to write hit songs when you're working on a second record," says Voegele. "But for me, it's about remembering why I started expressing myself through music in the first place — how it came from a need to write and there was nothing mechanical about it. Those are the best songs, when I'm not thinking about it, which usually means that I write at really inconvenient times."
In Voegele's nomadic world, that means songs penned on airplanes and tour buses, cafés in Wilmington, North Carolina and hotel rooms in Los Angeles. "I got all this inspiration and a bunch of ideas from a year and a half on the road," she explains. "I've traveled to so many different places and had all these unexpected adventures with great people — that's where this body of work comes from.
Case in point: "Manhattan From The Sky," a song which inspired the album's title. The piano-driven pure pop number, says Voegele, came to her from 30,000 feet above New York City. "I was just thinking about how Manhattan looks like a little piece of Lego," Voegele recalls, "but once you' re inside, it's totally crazy and messy and there's a wonderful chaos going on all around the city." The song debuted on the March 23rd episode of One Tree Hill, in what Voegele calls, "the most amazing set-up ever." She explains: "The coolest thing is how they worked the song into the show so that it enhanced the scene, and how the scene enhanced the song. So the viewer can watch Mia and a character named Chase talk about what it's like to see a city from the sky one week, and the next week see Mia sing 'Manhattan From The Sky' in the studio, then they can go on iTunes and buy the song. It's great to be working with people who are so genuinely excited about the music."
Voegele had her pick of producers for A Fine Mess, but was fixated on one in particular. "I told the label that I'd love to work with whoever did Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine, and I’m also obsessed with Rilo Kiley's Under The Blacklight. Turns out, Mike Elizondo worked on both of those records. "To work with somebody who's able to execute what you’re hearing in your head, it’s not an easy thing to find," she says. "But when Mike was done, I was like, 'Oh my God, this is exactly what I had in mind when I wrote it on a napkin!'"
The album introduces itself with “99 Times,” a gritty, hard-driving song that sees Voegele lashing out at the common frienemy. "It's about the different emotions you experience after finding out somebody you're close to has been feeding you a story that isn't true," she says. "You end up feeling stupid and pissed off and I guess I dealt with those emotions by putting on some black boots, messing up my hair, turning up the distortion on my guitar and getting in front of the mic to pretend I was Chrissy Hynde. That was pretty much all it took."
On the sweeping "Sweet Silver Lining," she sings of finding hope in times of grave misfortune. "Once I got out into the world, I saw that bad things happen to really good people — people who were close to me," she explains of the track and its delicate clockwork rhythm. "I wrote it for myself, but hope it will inspire others." Voegele's attempt at a love song is the ballad "Forever and Almost Always," which she says matter-of-factly, is "one of most depressing songs on the record. It's about being in a relationship with somebody where you know their heart's not in it as much as yours, and how you're fed this story your whole life about everyone living happily ever after, but there's always that little bit of doubt. It's like that scene in the Sex And The City movie, where Carrie tells Charlotte's little girl, 'You know this is just a fairytale, right?' Its true!"
Among the album’s many highlights is "Angel," which disavows peoples' perception of Voegele as an eternal good girl with a pounding piano melody that brings to mind Tori Amos' "Cornflake Girl" and Fiona Apple's "Criminal." "The whole idea that you have to be tortured to be an artist, it drove me nuts," she declares. "That frustration is what the song is about, where I say, maybe I didn't have a coke addiction or spend my nights getting hammered and dancing on tables, but I'm not this untouchable perfect girl on a pedestal." Along similar lines, Voegele strikes back at the smarmy pickup with the country-esque, "Talkin’ Smooth," on which she snaps: "Did you replace the last two dozen names with mine? / Was I love you, baby, second nature by now? / Because it sounds awful rehearsed when it leaves your mouth." Ouch! "It's a fun song that's kind of sexy," she says. "It's saying, 'I'm on to you, in case you're an as***le.' Because so many guys are really good at B.S.-ing you, but I’m always suspicious of anyone that's talking smooth. It takes a lot to convince me that someone's genuine."
But don't worry, Voegele hasn't completely abandoned her good-natured side or her optimism. She's simply come to terms with the fine mess her world has turned into. "I could come up with a million reasons why that’s an appropriate title," she says, "but really, it's just about how unpredictable life can be. It’s a total rollercoaster that's out of your control and you have to be able to embrace the crazy ups and downs. That’s your only option, pretty much, so you might as well enjoy it."
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Kate Voegele - A Fine Mess
- For teenage girls, Kate Voegele is the epitome of cool. For everyone else, she is an exceptionally talented artist who knows how to sing her heart out and rock out on the guitar.
The 22-year-old singer/song writer/actress found fame on the teenage drama One Tree Hill, on the CW, where she plays an up-and-coming singer. Voegele sings many of her own songs on the show and has established a stable fan base from it.
Voegele's first album, "Don't Look Away," was released January 2008 and quickly hit number four on the iTunes album chart and hit the Top Ten on Billboard's Independent and Digital Albums chart.
Her follow up album, "A Fine Mess," (Interscope Records), available for $2.99 on MySpace Music through Amazon MP3, continues to display her stunning vocal abilities and wide range of musical capabilities as she plays both guitar and piano.
Strong songs include the angst-driven "99 times," and inspirational tunes "Sweet Silver Lining" and "Lift Me Up." Voegele makes you feel her emotions, whether they are anger, sadness, happiness or hope, through her passionate lyrics, which she pens herself. In addition, Voegele's songs are easily relatable for fans of all ages. Anyone can undoubtedly connect with the struggle she describes in the chorus of "Sweet Silver Lining:"
"So many people are looking to me to be strong and to fight
but I'm just surviving
And I may be weak but I'm never defeated
and I'll keep believing
in clouds with that sweet silver lining." Part of the beauty in Voegele's music comes from how easily she can relate to her listeners.
While performing live, Voegele is in full control, possessing a wonderful stage presence with a perfect balance of sweetness and spunk, confidence and humility. After every number, she graciously thanks her fans, many of whom are already singing her songs back to her.
With "One Tree Hill" returning for another season in the fall, Voegele will continue to receive exposure that will undoubtedly benefit her career. With the huge amount of talent she possesses, that is something she may not even need to continue to succeed.
Voegele, who has been compared to the likes of Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton, is certainly a star on the rise, and her charisma, along with her sheer talent, encompassed by "A Fine Mess," certainly give her the potential to surpass her predecessors.
Reviewer's Rating: 8
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The CD is now available, you can order the regular CD download, or the Deluxe Edition download here or get them on iTunes here!
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Last edited by anything but simple; 05-30-2009 at 03:56 PM
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