Katie Gregson-Macleod – Love Me Too Well, I’ll Retire Early
After parting ways with a major label, on her latest EP, Katie Gregson-Macleod shows us exactly what direction she should take with her music
The launch of Katie Gregson-Macleod’s musical career has been anything but smooth. In 2022 she released the introspective piano ballad complex, which quickly caught fire through TikTok. Columbia Records noticed her potential and offered her a deal, which Gregson-Macleod signed. But a single EP of intimate, brooding piano-led songs was all that followed before the label decided to part ways in 2024. The singer later cited a difference of opinion on where to take her sound as the reason for the split.
Now on Matt Maltese's label, Love Me Too Well, I'll Retire Early is a product of the creatively unfulfilling time she spent at Columbia. It would be surprising if it wasn’t an attempt to show that she knew which direction she should take. Her piano is unused in this small collection of songs, but Gregson-Macleod’s eye for intimate moments, which she recounts earnestly over soft hatches of acoustic guitar, means the EP is as warm and personal as the rest of her work.
The drums and strings threaded into these songs hint that this EP is a bridge towards a full-band sound that Gregson-Macleod showcased on previous single Teenage Love. That sound, one with shades of Ratboys and Julien Baker, suits her. Though recent history shows us we shouldn’t second guess what Gregson-Macleod will do next, a full-length album could be something great.
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