“The rather wonderful Kate Nash is a DIY sensation that belts out leftfield pop and is destined to be a star” Clash“The mood is buoyant and the attitude is minty fresh.  Underneath is a wellspring of chatty confidence and a remarkable ear for dialogue... catch her while she is fresh.” Guardian“One of the most exciting talents to emerge this year... refreshingly homespun and diverse.” Daily Mail“She’s a unique talent... the sweet yet savvy new troubadour of teenage street-life, like Mike Skinner busking in a mini skirt.” NME“Destined to write her name across the next 12 months” OMM“Her very insouciance is what ultimately transfixes... She’s not MkII anyone: she’s the first Kate Nash.” Sunday Times Culture

It’s been a wicked year for young Kate Nash, she fell down the stairs, broke her foot and found that, actually, she could write. Not only that but her voice, both in literal terms and in what she was writing about, hit a chord totally in harmony with her peers. From bedroom/ bedridden noodles to the poignant, sophisticated joshing of ‘Foundations’ - her first single since signing to Fiction Records, Kate fused  poetry with performance and beats and has produced peerless pop confections - all in less than twelve dizzy months.

Perhaps it is Kate’s unerring ability to articulate the heartbreak of splitting with yet another loser boyfriend or as in her previous single, the independently released, ‘Caroline’s A Victim’ / ‘Birds’: taking the piss out of a bessie mate or Kate’s charming and lopsided slant on declarations of love that have endeared her so quickly to music fans up and down the UK, selling out venues and all the  pressings of ‘Caroline’ on pre-orders alone.  Not only here but in the US Miss Nash has translated; midwestern school girls have been making home videos to tracks such as ‘Merry Happy’ and writers from France have called from their holidays in China all in an attempt to be closer to Kate. ‘Foundations’ could truly be the rock solid base of something big.  Kate Nash has found her feet.

THE FOUNDATIONS TOUR

MAY
Sat 19th May - Brighton Pressure Point (Great Escape Festival)
Sun 20th May - Reading Fez Club
Fri 25th May - Leeds Cockpit
Sat 26th May - Bristol Fiddlers
Sun 27th May - Nottingham Rock City
Tues 29th May - Birmingham Glee
Thurs 31st May - London ICA - SOLD OUT

JUNE
Sat 2nd June - Wakefield Escobar
Sun 3rd June - Manchester Late Room
Mon 4th June Liverpool - The Loft (Barfly)
Tues 5th June - York Fibbers
Thurs 7th June - Edinburgh Henry’s
Fri 8th June - Aberdeen Tunnels
Sat 9th June - Dundee Reading Rooms
Sun 10th June - Glasgow King Tuts
Tues 12th June - Newcastle Cluny
Thurs 14th June - Exeter Cavern
Fri 15th June - Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach

JULY
Mon 23rd July - Sheffield LeadmillKate Nash

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