| Hypoxia | ||||
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| Released | 15 June 2015 | |||
| Label | One Little Indian | |||
| Producer | Ed Harcourt | |||
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| The Irish Times |   [1] |
| Louder Than War |   [2] |
Hypoxia is Kathryn Williams 12th album and was released by One Little Indian on 15 June 2015. The songs were initially conceived as a result of a 2013 writing commission from New Writing North in conjunction with the Durham Book Festival's 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar' novel.[1]
Kathryn performed five songs at the festival and completed writing the project whilst touring her 'Crown Electric' release. "So I was writing the songs in Travelodges and on the side of the A1 in between gigs. Those were some dark days with only the sound of the motorway and a Little Chef to drown my sorrows in,"[2]
The Scottish Herald wrote the album was "a collection of rare eloquence and spectacular beauty" with Clash Magazine concluding "By inhabiting and responding to a genuinely significant work of literature, Williams has produced her own spellbinding work of art"[3]
- ^ Rogers, Jude (14 June 2015). "Kathryn Williams: 'Sylvia was a big shadow over my writing'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Sam Wonfor (2 July 2015). "Kathryn Williams' latest album Hypoxia was inspired by Sylvia Plath's novel, The Bell Jar". journallive.
- ^ "Kathryn Williams - Hypoxia". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 28 March 2016.