Kate Bollinger has returned with new “What’s This About (La La La La),” opener from her forthcoming debut album Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind, available September 27th via Ghostly International (Ginger Root). The song follows previous singles “To Your Own Devices”. “What’s This About (La La La La),” Bollinger says “This was one of those songs that arrived in my head fully formed, kind of like it was delivered to me by someone else, and as its conduit I banged around on guitar trying to find where the chords were. It’s sort of an ode to Of Montreal’s Cherry Peel and Apples in Stereo’s Tone Soul Evolution.”

Written during a period of transience and change, Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind was made to resemble a mixtape—something carefully crafted and delivered from just one person to another. In sharing this music with listeners, Bollinger took inspiration from her own formative encounters with art: quietly worshiping the early musical projects of her older brothers, attending local shows in Charlottesville and feeling empowered to write songs of her own, inheriting burned CDs from older classmates and finding a portal to another world. (Working with her friends Emma Collins and Evangeline Neuhart on the visual accompaniment, Bollinger assures the entire project feels equally communal and intuitive.) Sublimating a lifetime’s worth of musical connections into a concise 11 songs, Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind captures a rare sense of purpose and ambition for a debut record, managing to feel cozily familiar while still packed full of surprises. And in her gently playful and emotionally resonant performances, Bollinger sounds as enraptured by the mystery as anyone.

Kate Bollinger
Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind
Track List:

1. What’s This About (La La La La)
2. To Your Own Devices
3. Any Day Now
4. God Interlude
5. Lonely
6. Running
7. In A Smile
8. Postcard From A Cloud
9. I See It Now
10. Sweet Devil
11. All This Time

FALL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

10/5 – Boulder CO – eTown Hall
10/7 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
10/8 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10/10 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall
10/11 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
10/12 – Boston, MA – Arts at The Armory
10/13 – Brattleboro, VT – Stone Church
10/16 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Ukie Club
10/18 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
10/19 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
10/21 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle (Back Room)
10/22 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy
10/24 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
10/25 – Nashville, TN – Third Man
10/26 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway
10/28 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
10/29 – Oklahoma City, OK – Resonant Head
10/30 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
11/12 – Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium
11/14 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/15 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
11/16 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
11/20 – Sacramento, CA – Starlet Room
11/21 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
11/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom

Pre-order Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind HERE