{"product_id":"2763441","title":"Katie Spencer - What Love Is [VINYL]","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull (UK), Katie Spencer's landscape has always been\u003cbr\u003ethat of open skies and widening rivers. It is this sense of space and movement that flows through her assured\u003cbr\u003eguitar style and songwriting. Now, as Katie steps into this new era with a third album, her focus turns to those\u003cbr\u003edeeper inner spaces, inviting the listener to engage with her heartfelt and intricately-crafted songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer writing, and most notably her guitar playing stems from a time when the steel-stringed instrument was\u003cbr\u003etruly finding its voice. Artists like Joni Mitchell, Judee Sill, Julie Byrne and perhaps most evidently Michael\u003cbr\u003eChapman, weave into her sound. Katie absorbs these influences into her songwriting and with her distinctive\u003cbr\u003edeep vibrato and crystal-clear guitar style, she makes the music inimitably her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie will release her third album What Love Is in October 2025; an intimate collection of ten brand-new\u003cbr\u003esongs produced by Matt Ingram (Laura Marling, The Staves). Recorded in London's Urchin Studios and\u003cbr\u003efeaturing prominent players Giacomo Smith (clarinet), Max Clilverd (pedal steel), Tom Mason (double bass)\u003cbr\u003eand Matt Ingram (drums, synth). What Love Is evokes the spirit of Joni Mitchell's finest later works, always\u003cbr\u003ehonouring without emulating. Lyrically mature and at times pastoral; the album is melodically sophisticated\u003cbr\u003eand unflinchingly honest. She moves effortlessly from wide-open jazz-tinged soundscapes, influenced by\u003cbr\u003ePharoah Sanders and John Abercrombie, through to the folk-baroque fingerpicking style that her fans admire\u003cbr\u003eher for. Her singing is powerful yet warm, true and pristine in delivery. The musicianship throughout the record\u003cbr\u003efeels liberated by Katie's innovation and confidence, and the result is a master-class of inspired and\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful-sounding craftmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54795960648065,"sku":"2763441","price":29.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/0880992161022.jpg?v=1758945843","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2763441","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}