In the introduction to her last album ‘Grenades’ (2018), Kaia Kater ends “Here’s to swimming in your own shadow. Listen, groove, and get down.” On that album she demonstrated how able a storyteller she was, spanning the past present and future. For her new single, Parallels, she is most definitely back in the groove, a song that focuses on the chaos of the last few years…a song about destruction. She is joined by American jazz trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah whose smokey muted trumpet alongside Kater’s sublime vocals make this an unforgettable single.
Of the song, Kaia Kater says:
“It’s about ripping out harmful beliefs that have grown and taken root inside many of us like weeds. I wanted to create a sense of sonic chaos—as if anything could happen—because mine and my friends’ experiences in the last few years have been to show up and care for each other amidst the chaos of job loss, financial instability, mental health crises, environmental disasters and more. I would like ‘Parallels’ to be a welcoming for whatever folks feel—be it sadness, rage or whatever else.”
Watch the accompanying official lyric video below. Parallels was co-produced by Kater and Andrew Ryan and features Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah on trumpet with Kevin Matthews on drums.
Parallels is also our Song of the Day.