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multi-instrumentalist catherine ad releases the limited edition 'carry your heart ep' ahead of her noir-pop debut album, which is currently being produced by bernard butler (suede, duffy, the cribs) and liam howe (sneaker pimps). describing her patrick wolf / kate bush-inspired confessionalism as 'pirate radio for the heartbreak', catherine's music doesn't just quiver under the covers like the recent crop of female singersongwriters. instead miss a.d. packs the life-affirming epic punch of nick cave, jeff buckley and the national alongside her softer moments that showcase a voice which even courtney love has described as 'gorgeous sick beautiful'. the lead track, 'carry your heart', is an epic riff on an e.e. cummings poem, whirling and careering to its glorious conclusion like an ice cream van at the end of the world. the ep also features a one-manband re-imagining of the magnetic fields track 'the book of love'. released via outsiderhood as a limited edition of 500 ribbon-wrapped packages, the ep's artwork includes a guide to making an origami dove. ....release date: 16/02/2009
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