Katherine Priddy - These Frightening Machines [Colored Vinyl] (Gate) (Gry)

The new record follows Priddy's sophomore LP The Pendulum Swing which firmlyestablished her as one of the most exciting artists on the contemporary British music scene.Produced by Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, Bat for Lashes), These Frightening Machineswas written over the course of a year as Priddy made the transition from her 20sto her 30s. The most sonically varied of her career, the songs span a full spectrum of emotions fromanger and despair to hope, longing and lust, from reclaiming the voices of women silencedby history, to expressing solidarity and love, to confronting illness, disconnection, thevulnerability and importance of relationships, and the general ache of growing older and notalways wiser. They explore what it means to keep going when things fall apart, to hold ontoconnections in a world that sometimes divides, and to figure out where we fit into themachines and systems we find ourselves a part of."I wanted to end this album on a question mark," said Priddy "as whilst I'd have hoped tohave it all figured out by the third album and my third decade, I've come to accept thatperhaps part of being human is being a perpetual work in progress. Could this collection ofsongs be enough? If it strikes a match and casts a little light for anyone who has ever felttheir body falter, their love waver, or time slip through their fingers, then that's enough forme."Guests include singer/songwriter Torres who duets on 'Madeleine' and Richard Walters whoduets on 'I'm Always Willing'. Revered, alt folk multi-instrumentalist Ben Christophers(Natasha Khan, Guy Garvey and many more) features on most of the album's tracks.Priddy will take to the road in April/May 2026 for a lengthy UK headline tour.