New York, NY (Top40 Charts) �For some, covering such a famous song could seem daunting or challenging, but �Wonderwall� was anything but that for me - it was the best therapy one could find,� says emerging country artist KATE CLARK about her striking cover of Oasis� classic 1995 song �Wonderwall.� Today, the Nashville-based/Austin-raised singer/songwriter has released it as the follow-up to �No Halo,� her debut single that arrived last month.
�Wonderwall,� like �No Halo,� was produced by
David Lyndon Huff, who did the same honors for the Doobie Brothers� multi-artist tribute album Southbound, that featured
Zac Brown Band and Vince Gill, and who�s the younger brother of renowned Nashville producer Dann Huff.
�As a songwriter, I feel like I�m always searching for words and melody that help me feel whatever it is I�m dealing with or going through in my personal life,� says KATE.
�Lyrics have the power of being almost a release valve when they�re so perfectly matched to a melody. An infamous 3am wakeup call led me to listening to �Wonderwall� on my nightly journey down a rabbit hole. Tornadoes had just decimated Nashville, a half block away from my first place I lived when I moved to town. The pandemic was closing in on changing the world for who knows how long, and I was a new mom to a beautiful baby boy. I found myself retreating into my mind and having long conversations with myself trying to find a way, any way, to slow down my world. I had heard �Wonderwall� before when I was younger and I wasn�t in a safe, creative environment to really be able to feel it the way I do now. To me, �Wonderwall� carries so many different meanings. A friend, a lover, yourself, perhaps your younger self�all hopeful options to potentially reach out and save you from whatever it is you need saving from. But, are we ever really saved? I see �Wonderwall� almost as a frame that outlines life�s major lessons. Love, hope, seeking truth, and the inevitable let down.�
Elaborating on that night she listened to �Wonderwall,� KATE says, �The calm I�d craved all day poured over the house and the candles were lit. Another thunderstorm had passed, my son was tucked in with his crew of stuffed animals, Just myself and a microphone�and I was alive. No one is ever going to hand you what you need most. For me the �Wonderwall� is knowing your true self, and the true nature of humankind.�
Last month�s single �No Halo� announced the arrival of an artist who�s been gifted with an expressive, elastic voice matched with her sharp yet vulnerable sense of songwriting. Listen to the song here and watch the lyric video here. With KATE�s introspective lyrics about maintaining a strong self-identity in the face of life�s obstacles and a melodically bright, uplifting chorus, the song is �a melting pot of old-school and new-school,� says KATE. With �No Halo,� KATE aims straight for the heart with lyrics such as �It ain�t easy/ Nothing�s ever fair/You, me and God know/You can still be good with no halo.�
KATE plans to keep the excitement building throughout 2021; the singer and songwriter will release a series of singles via her label Kate Clark
Music distributed by BMD (Brooklyn
Music Distribution), a song per month, alternating between original tracks and striking reinterpretations of songs that have inspired her.
