Katy J Pearson – Someday, Now

With 2020 debut ‘Return’ and 2022’s ‘Sound of the Morning,’ Katy J Pearson quickly became one of the UK’s most promising Indie-folk artists. Boasting a truly singular voice and first-rate gift for melody, those first two albums revealed a songwriter of rare confidence from the get-go. It’s interesting to now learn that Pearson had been actually avoiding big pop hooks due to a disappointing run-in with a major label at the beginning of their career.

Those lush numbers that had rightly garnered acclaim were still holding back from something even more attention-grabbing and ear worm-esque. Not anymore. ‘Someday, Now’ boasts ten dazzling indie-pop tracks with the shackles off, all co-produced by Nathan Jenkins, aka Bullion, whose previous credits include Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Howard, and Nilüfer Yanya.



Taking some time off from music to recharge her creative batteries with some solo travel, Pearson returned with a sense of clarity regarding her next release. Holing up in Rockfield Studios in Wales and joined by a handpicked band made of Heavenly label-mates, album number three sees the songwriter at their most intimate yet adventurous. Often utilising 80’s pop sonics to sugar the pill, ‘Someday, Now’ is as infectious as it is vulnerable, as danceable as it is forlorn.

If ‘Tango..’ era Fleetwood Mac had been making music in 2024, it wouldn’t be a stretch to hear it sounding like this.

— — Firstly, everything sounds gorgeous. While her first two albums were no slouch in the production and mix department, this latest LP is impeccably produced. Bullion brings his trademark crispness to proceedings, every snare hit or bass note popping from the speaker.

When it comes to the indie genre, there is a temptation to drench everything in reverb for atmosphere, but Bullion has expertly captured the new confidence and immediacy of Pearson’s new material. From the twitchy stomp of ‘Grand Final’ to the lush sing-a-long vibes of ‘Save Me,’ the album keeps things minimal while not sacrificing any sense of needed texture. The lyrics and songs are front and centre, never buried beneath showy antics.

Sequencing-wise, the album deftly bounces between dreamier fare like the melancholic ‘Constant’ and the moody swagger of ‘Long Range Driver,’ a sarcastic ode to loving someone who might be a ‘complete arsehole.’ The shortest number and closer, ‘Sky,’ captures the album’s spirit best of all, Pearson singing, “Look how I go / I’m an eagle / I am the sky,” finally owning her place, her talent, her right to make a noise with her art. “It felt like I was finally calling the shots for myself, and that was so empowering.

” It’s a testament to Pearson that with album number three, fans were expecting nothing short of another excellent album, and she’s delivered once again. ‘Someday, Now’ is a pretty perfect progression from ‘Return.’ It’s bolder, more individual, and, dare we say, more fun.

Wonky indie-pop that’s built to soundtrack these strange days we find ourselves in. 8/10 Words: Sam Walker-Smart —.