Press

SELECTED PRESS:

Every generation needs to know where it has come from and how to infuse that into where it is going. If people like CALLmeKAT and others continue to take what has been and work their own individual magic into it, that, in my opinion, is how we’ll continue to move forward.
- Columbia Daily Tribune

Mouth Of Time (2016):
“The title track, which we premiered last month, is all earth and soul, dusty finger snaps and Ottosen’s impassioned voice leading the way. Elsehwere, tambourines quiver (“Play with Fire”), and bluesy organs rise and fall, hum and hiss, in places synthesizers might have otherwise been (“Distant Night”).”
- Consequence of Sound (US)

“Since 2010 she has been collaborating with Joe Magistro and with ‘Mouth Of Time’ the couple has gotten hold of a recipe that holds both sensitivity and momentum. (…) Basically CALLmeKAT seems to have found a fine balance between the slow and the faster, between the introvert and the expressive.”
- Politiken (DK)

“Katrine Ottosen’s vocals color the music with equal parts laziness and seductive charm. The songs are trembling with immediacy and sing-along-choruses”
- Gaffa (DK)

“ Her sweet, crisp voice is in a class of its own. The next best thing is that I just want to hear more, more, more of her slightly melancholic songs”
- Alt For Damerne (DK)

“Her dreamy and dancing-friendly indie pop is highly addictive.”
- Eurowoman (DK)

“ Evocative patterns of sound that blend folky harmonies, pop ideas and melancholic, streamlined, off-kilter electronic textures to great effect.”
- The Irish Times (20 best acts of SXSW 2016-list)

“If nature is an integral part of her lyrics in “Mouth of Time”, the imaginary landscape is reminiscent of a deserted and fantastic planet. This clip is arty to perfection and one looks with attention and pleasure.“
- Fille à la Modz (France)

“The result is a collection of songs subtly dark in tone and veering more into more traditional rock sonics.”
- My Old Kentucky Blog (US)

Hidden Waters (2015):
“Channeling Joni Mitchell + Francoise Hardy, CallmeKat releases her new single “Hidden Waters”. Amidst the layers of psychedelic alt-pop is a lush soundscape that has just enough nostalgia for an irresistible aural experience.”
- Georgie Magazine

“Sounds as if it’s borrowed from a Yes, Pink Floyd or early Genesis album. The stumping blues and happier spirit on ‘Rolling’ sounds like a Black Keys record made by the hedonistic Swede Miss Li, whilst also potentially attracting a new whisky-drenched audience.”
- We Plug Good Music

“A future-retro feel, with 60s-handclap pop brushing up against contemporary electronic touches”
- Bullett Magazine

“A Danish art-pop gal we swear you’ll have a hard time shaking.”
- Baeble

“Alternative fuzz pop with a love for good old-fashioned Casio keyboards and gentle melodies are their weapon to get rid of any bad mood or other obstacles.”
- Nothing But Hope And Passion

“Her winsome song stylings have all the cool Euro Melancholia of a Carla Bruni, yes with sort the raw, soul-bearing that might recall Joni Mitchell”
- Blackbook Magazine

Where The River Turns Black (2012):

“Album Of The Month” Highlights such as Broken House and the catchy title track ooze soul thanks to Ottosen’s voice and the groovy band behind her
- Elle

“Album Of The Month” Where The River Turns Black sounds a bit like the soundtrack to a Sophia Coppola movie. (…) there is ample reward for the listeners who let themselves be seduced by Katrine’s beautiful universe.
- Eurowoman

The new CD from CALLmeKAT, the most enchanting musical export since the invention of the Danish pop music.
- Der Bund

Everything holds a bit of magic.
- Rote Raupe

An irresistible blend.
- Offenbach Post

We all stood in awe as Kat Ottosen sung us into oblivion with her hauntingly beautiful voice.
- Blackbook Magazine

Danish songstress CALLmeKAT blissfully blends her beautifully airy voice with a synth-pop aesthetic that makes for a quiet dance party. (…) she’s one of those artists that has been quietly generating some of the most incredible music around while flying well under most people’s radars.
- IFC

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SELECTED PRESS 2010-2012:

“Winning lo-fi pop (…) Downright bluesy” - Interview Magazine

“When I first heard the music of CALLmeKAT, my intrigue was instant” - NPR/Bob Boilen

“Thanks to an equally beautiful voice and some serious keyboard skills (she plays a vintage model, and her bandmates in CALLmeKAT have been known to whip out everything from the harmonica to the xylophone), this Copenhagen musician manages to stand out from the pop star pack.” - Nylon Magazine

“Expressive, earthy voice” - Spinner.com

“Kat gracefully gave us ‘Glass Walls’. Afterwards we remained silent, not wanting to hear another sound other than her. ” - Yours Tru.ly

“Outstanding voice, delicate music…Just mesmerizing” - NPR/All Songs Considered

“Her music has always combined the minimalist effects of lo-fi with instantly memorable melodies, yet when her and sidekick Daniel perform with nothing more than dueling keyboards it highlights that oh, so delicate voice and gives an onlooker chills.” - I Guess I’m Floating

“Natural presence and artistic courage”. - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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THE DANISH PRESS ABOUT ‘FALL DOWN’ (2008): (translated)

Fall Down definitely is among the danish debut albums of the year.
- Berlingske Tidende

An album, where the many interchangeable details, make it a constant charming experience.
- Politiken

CALLmeKATs vocal steals the show from ‘Fall Down’s’ first crackling breath till its last.
- Soundvenue

The sound moves convincingly between scratchy and refined, with Ottosen’s expressive vocals as achor.
- Gaffa

Wonderful, how times have changed.
- Citadel

A whole new special star has been born.
- Alt for damerne

A debut album just doesn’t get much better than this
- KBH mag

Take Fiona Apple’s attitude, Stina Nordenstam’s fragility and some of the semi-electronic melancholy that defines CocoRosie, then add Katrine Ottosen’s own addictive magic spice – and you’ll have CALLmeKAT…
- dr.dk

THE DANISH PRESS ABOUT ‘I’m In A Polaroid - Where Are You?’ (2008): (translated)

Katrine Ottosen sounds like the Danish discovery of the year.
- Urban (newspaper)

A graceful, melancholic way, that is very much Kat’s own.
Gaffa

Ottosen creates an intimate space that charms the listener.
- Soundvenue

One of the most seductive voices to enter the scene this year.
- Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten