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“Saskatchewan's Katie Tupper makes the kind of soul-stained folk that feels instantly familiar, but it's her complex writing — vividly capturing the sights and smells of her home province, like the "fields of butter" on "How Can I Get Your Love?" — that makes her debut EP so anticipated, further calcifying the singer/songwriter's distinct and subtle touch.“ Exclaim!

“Tupper's smooth, neo-soul delivery is paired with a minimalist sound, often letting her honest songwriting shine in the forefront; definitely recommended for fans of Charlotte Day Wilson or Loony. .Her music helps us challenge the way we look back at events or people in our lives, always in search of ways to move forward with a set path and a clearer mind.” CBC Music

"[Katie Tupper] strikes a narrow balance between the vivid romanticism of soul and the hushed confessions of a folk singer/songwriter." - Under The Radar Magazine

"Katie Tupper pairs hard truths with soft sounds." - FLOOD Magazine

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Beneath the painted hues and infinite prairie skies of Saskatoon – a city in the heart of Canada – lies a soulful, creative spirit that proves there’s much more to the so-called ‘fly-over states’ than grassland and grain silos. Katie Tupper, a 23-year old neo-soul musician, embodies that spirit and is determined to show there’s an entire world of boundary-pushing, genre-defying artists at work within the often overlooked region. Central to that mission is her new EP Towards The End – a sultry, glittering debut that showcases Tupper’s mastery as a musician, writer and producer.

Towards The End, co-produced by Connor Seidel (Charlotte Cardin, Matt Holubowski), is an ode to love, identity and the inextricable ways the two entwine. “It’s about navigating young love. About how we adapt and change with new people,” Tupper says.

The latest single, out today, is the self-assured “Misbehavin’”, with Tupper finally having arrived at a place in which she feels in control. It’s a song of many colors, with luling strings and playful horns scoring her call to arms. She’s taking the wheel, letting a lover know just what it is she needs, and that if they can’t provide it, she’ll be just fine without them. “Maybe you could be there for me, give me what I never thought I’d want from you,” she considers, but above all, she knows one simple truth: “I won’t miss misbehavin’.” Take it or leave it, Katie Tupper is laying it all out on the floor both with this track and her new collection of songs overall. Even in a quick burst that hardly passes a quarter of an hour, she takes the listener on an emotional journey that comes full circle.

"'Misbehavin’ is a song I wrote for my partner," Tupper shares. "I realized when we first started dating that I had a lot of bad habits that I had built with previous partners and I was ready to break them for him. This song is super special to me because I think sonically it's the closest to myself I’ve ever felt in a song. Connor Seidel and I spent a really long time perfecting the sound of this song and placing everything intentionally. I also love all the live horns that we got to have in this song - it felt luxurious to have a real musician play horns but it really does add so much to the song."

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Towards The End opener “Live Inside” starts with a drum kick, quickly joined by distant, emotive guitar and Tupper’s own omnipresent voice. An anthem for the COVID era, she sings, ‘Now that I live inside / I think I can have some peace of mind’. There’s a truth to it, both saddening and freeing: we’re more isolated than at any time in our lives, but have more time than ever before for self-reflection and realization. Refusing to be boxed into an anxious corner, Tupper instead opts for the wisdom and self-reliance she’s discovered from spending so much time in her own company.

“Danny” rapidly pulls in another direction, finding Tupper lost in her thoughts over a lover that should have been more than they were. With delicately tapping percussion and her own soothing backing harmonies, the song lures you into a world of regret and longing. She knows she’s left behind someone that simply needed leaving, but it doesn’t make the healing any easier. It coaxes you into a sense of security with its layered vocals and twinkling keys, only to yank that very shield away in the face of her direct, even frightened lyrics: ‘what’s the worst some words can do to me now?’ The potential power of the words is consciously undermined by Tupper’s own inner-battle. The worst that can be done, she’s doing to herself, and it’s a feeling anyone who’s suffered the end of a love that they thought was “it” can immediately understand.

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Rolling off that very idea is “How Can Get I Your Love?”. With slow, serene strumming, more than any track on Towards The End, it calls towards the plains of her home. “I grew up in fields of butter,” she sings, but the dominant theme here is grasping and scrambling back towards a love long gone, albeit one she simply can’t accept has passed. If they were the one, how could they leave her, after all? “I know you got another lover, but being honest that don’t matter”, she utters in a bruised tone: words relatable to anyone who still sees themselves as the primary aspect of another’s life, in spite of all facts to the contrary. Sometimes, there’s simply no letting go, and “How Can I Get Your Love?” encapsulates that very feeling.

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“Cost Of Loving You” is equally wistful, albeit towards an entirely different destination. With delicate strings and gentle percussion, it unfurls into a tapestry of acceptance and regret intertwined. For anyone who’s invested time - time after time - into a relationship that ultimately went nowhere, there’s some serious acceptance that must be done. There are days, months, even years of hurt, but one has to arrive at a pragmatic place: it just is what is. “Cost of Loving You” is the anthem for just such a moment of conclusive acceptance.