We caught up with the fledgling soulful pop star Cat Burns to find out a little more about her via some quick-fire questions as she forges a path to pop success entirely independently, raising other women up with her.
At the age of 18, Cat Burns already knows the value of independence. “I like writing stuff that tells girls, we are a lot stronger than we think,” says the south London singer-songwriter. “And to trust our heads. To take the power back.” It’s no surprise, then, that she’s also forging a path to pop success entirely independently, with a string of Soundcloud R&B cuts under her belt and a fine tuned ear for a pop hook.
Following on from her previous single ‘Sober’, London based, singer-songwriter Cat Burns is back with candid new pop track ‘Just Us’, out now via RAW Records label. The laid-back, self-written track ‘Just Us’ highlights Cat Burns’ honest lyrics and stunning, soulful vocal, which are laid on top of a simple production that emphasises Burns’ frank and distinctively infectious sound and style. On ‘Just Us’, Cat warns a boy not to get “too gassed” about a relationship, in a gender-flipped version of a song we typically hear from the other perspective. Cat Burns explains “When boys fall in love, they fall hard and sometimes it takes the girl longer to feel the same, so this song is a representation of that.”
We caught up with the fledgling soulful pop star to find out a little more about her via some quick-fire questions.
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Three words to describe my music…
Honest, Relatable, Real
Last photo on your phone…
A still from my recent video shoot!
Favourite instagram account…
My favourite instagram account would have to be Leomie Anderson, a model from south london and she’s absolutely stunning, so I love looking at her page and getting inspiration as she just completely loves the skin that she’s in..
The best venue I’ve played…
Definitely the Hammersmith Apollo when I was 11 for Britain’s Got Talent.
Earliest song you remember…
High School Musical – Breaking Free
The worst job I’ve ever had…
Working at a Mexican restaurant in Angel as the bar manager wasn’t very nice
Favourite food on tour…
McDonalds
My Favourite word…
A word my grandad made up called ‘Babaloo’ I use it for everything!
Things that cheer me up…
Tv shows in particular Rick and Morty, any superhero film and seeing my friends for food or doing fun activities like mini golf or bowling!
If I could play a gig anywhere it would be…
Brixton 02 Academy
I think you should listen to…
This artist called Jvck James he’s amazing and doing something really amazing for UK R&B
If I could see anyone play live it would be…
Definitely Ariana Grande or Beyonce!
