I’m Dead / Killer Whales is the new single from the previously featured Catgod, the musical project led by Oxford-based sibling duo Robin Christensen-Marriott and Catherine Marriott. I’m Dead and Killer Whales are both taken from Born Again, the new Catgod album due in Spring 2021. Born Again follows their acclaimed debut album, Feel It Go Round, released in September 2019.
With its dreamy off-kilter guitar and pastoral coloured flute, Killer Whales is a swooning, pastoral ballad sung by Robin, a personal favourite and a real gem of a track. Both tracks effortlessly fuse a classic sensibility with sophisticated, multi-layered instrumental palettes. Lyrically Killer Whales was inspired by Robin’s haunting dreams of swimming with those magnificent and terrifying creatures, whilst I’m Dead introduces the theme of death and rebirth that is the basis for their forthcoming Born Again album.
Catgod have charmed crowds at Truck Festival, Ronnie Scott’s, Common People Festival, Ritual Union Festival and had airplay from luminaries such as Lauren Laverne, Don Letts and Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music. I’m Dead and Killer Whales were recorded during the sessions for the Born Again album in Foel Studios, Wales with legendary Oxford producer Tim Turan.