Lucy Kitt - Telling Me Lucy Kitt

British singer-songwriter Lucy Kitt unveils her highly anticipated second album, Telling Me, a deeply personal collection that shifts focus from introspection to storytelling, capturing the lives and struggles of those closest to her. Drawing from her love of 70’s Laurel Canyon folk, 90’s indie rock, and country music, Kitt crafts narratives that blend her own experiences with compassionate observations of loved ones. Based on a raw acoustic “three chords and the truth” style of songwriting that ripples throughout, the album expands with full-band arrangements that give a huge range and richness to the sound.

Though influenced by American musical traditions, the Essex-native maintains her distinctive voice and authenticity, ensuring the music remains unmistakably her own. Following her 2018 debut Stand By, this new record represents a more mature approach to songwriting, written during her early 30s and completed in the 2021 lockdown – a storybook of songs capturing that moment in time.

Musically, Telling Me showcases Kitt's stripped-down acoustic foundations, while incorporating fuller arrangements that blend her love of Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, with music she loved as a teenager such as The Lemonheads and Veruca Salt. The album features collaborations with an impressive roster of musicians, including Jay Starkey on drums, Nashville-based pedal steel virtuoso Spencer Cullum, Treetop Flyer’s Sam Beer and longtime collaborator Pat Kenneally on drums and piano.

Recorded between 2021-2023 at London's Lightship 95 studio at Trinity Buoy Wharf, the album was co-produced and engineered by Dave Holmes, with some musicians contributing remotely from Nashville and London.

Kitt's commitment to authenticity extends to every aspect of the album, from the down-to-earth, home-based album artwork which represents her life right now as a musician and a working mum, with all the wonderful chaos that comes along with it. Also her decision to maintain her natural accent throughout her vocals. "I have always retained my authentic self in my songs," she explains. "Always singing with my own accent, despite the influences of all the bands and artists over the years."

Kitt has been songwriting and performing for over 20 years, starting in a riot grrl band in her teens in her hometown of Romford, Essex, before evolving into the thoughtful folk storyteller she is today. A semi-finalist at the BBC Young Folk Awards in the early 2000s, she has performed at major festivals including Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival, building a reputation for intimate, lyrically-focused performances.

'Kitt is blessed with a voice that can ring like Emmylou Harris and growl like Lucinda Williams, she can also write tunes and arrange songs with the simple lilt of a Laurel Canyon ballad" - 4/5 Mojo

“this is a timely reminder that looking beyond the names you know to listen to someone who can only be called criminally under-recorded often finds gems. This is one of those gems – don’t miss it in the rush towards Christmas”. - Americana UK 9/10

"lightly wreathed in sunset shimmers of pedal steel and pretty fingerpicking frames, these remain winningly uncomplicated acoustic vignettes that would seduce in any setting"

- Uncut

“The album leans heavily into her trademark folk warmth, but Kitt pushes that tenderness further than ever, flirting with arrangements that sometimes threaten to swallow the intimacy she’s known for”.

Telling Me exceeds all expectations and is a magnificent album”

1) Blink
2) Waiting Game
3) Telling Me
4) Lonely Rose
5) Sweet Time
6) Tides
7) Like This
8) What Would I Do
9) Without Her Loving You
10) Missing Out
11) Resting Blues