Tim's House

Kate Walsh

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: March 26, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Verve Forecast
• ASIN: B000R3VURC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,418 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Evening Standard
What's remarkable is that this 24-year old singer songwriter on the verge of a huge career has come from nowhere.

Product Description
Kate Walsh is a 24 year old singer/songwriter from Brighton, England whose songs are so delicately moving that one can actually hear the proverbial pin drop when she sings. A classically trained pianist who turned to the guitar as a teenager when she began writing songs, Kate cites Joni Mitchell and Tori Amos as major influences.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless quality to her tunes., January 29, 2008

By	power (London, UK) - See all my reviews

The 24-year-old guitarist recorded her album in a friend's bedroom and named it "Tim's House" in his honour.
Ignored by mainstream press and radio, "Tim's House" is the latest example of an artist - and an album - bypassing the traditional publicity routes and finding success by word of mouth on the internet.
The homemade album has proved in UK a unexpected hit with iPod fans who had downloaded it from the iTunes website in their thousands - knocking Take That and Kaiser Chiefs from the top spots.
Walsh has risen from nowhere to top the iTunes charts - ironic, considering she doesn't own an iPod.
Hailing from Burnham On Crouch in rural Essex, Walsh also claims not to have turned on her telly since July 2005.
You can kind of hear it in her music, which seems untouched by modern life, and her voice, which is as calm and unfettered as the late Eva Cassidy's.
It's not even remotely revolutionary: "Tim's House" is delicately poised, composed of gentle strums, brush pats on a snare drum and Kate's whisper. But that's the only platform she needs, because in these quiet moments a power resides - a bruised intensity that creeps from beneath pretty tunes.
There's a timeless quality to the songs too - especially the gorgeous "Your Song and Goldfish" - and the subtle, warm production.
If you're searching for Britain's answer to Norah Jones, look no further.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible..., July 4, 2007

By	30 Great Books (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I found Kate Walsh on MySpace somewhat randomly, and from the strength of the three songs on her page, I decided to buy her album. She's incredibly talented and deserves much more attention. I highly recommend this album (and I don't usually write music reviews!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving CD, July 19, 2007

By	S. Turner- Cray (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this album. I heard the first track, "Your Song" on the KCRW, though it wasn't available to download on itunes, not wanting to wait until it was I ordered the album. I am over the moon that I did. The rest of the album is as beautiful as the song I first heard, the lyrics are deep and sometimes moving, the melodies memorable and kates voice is icing on the cake! I play "Your song" to my new born son every night...he also loves it!