NEW ALBUM 'GOT IT OUT' NOW AVAILABLE
ABOUT THE ALBUM
“This album explores themes of heartbreak, rage, loss, uncertainty, and vulnerability while showcasing the importance of accepting and expressing those feelings. At its heart, Got It Out is about healing. And, at the same time, it’s never quite that simple. Something we talked about a lot while writing these songs is that trauma changes you. Traumatic experiences can become the lens through which you experience the world, your interactions with other people, and your family or dating relationships. There’s also something very cyclical and bittersweet about healing, in that the pain never goes away fully. You just develop a different relationship with it over time. When traces of that hurt surface, you may be a little further away from its original source - you’re a different person in a different moment, maybe with more coping skills - yet the pain still follows. Healing isn’t linear.
We wanted to mirror that experience in the way the album itself is structured: it begins triumphant, self-congratulatory, and campy and is bookended with ‘Smoke’ / ‘Track 10,’ bittersweet and ruminating sibling tracks about the lingering effects of past hurt. The album ends in the click of a dropped call and a sense of disappointment, right before looping back into the xylophone intro of ‘Therapy.’ And that’s what healing is - we can only move forward by looking back, and we can only heal by leaning into community and getting it out.”
- Kat Rhapsody, Alex Nelson, & Benjamin Rose
Music
GOT IT OUT [2024]
Libra (Deluxe) [2024]
Libra (Deluxe) [2024]
Libra (Deluxe) [2024]
Libra (Deluxe) [2024]
Libra (Deluxe) [2024]
The Sorry EP [2021]
The Sorry EP [2021]
The Sorry EP [2021]
Miles Away [2017]
The Sorry EP [2021]
The Sorry EP [2021]
Press
Isthmus
Kat and the Hurricane write about the hard things but also just want people to dance
"Originally conceived as an acoustic folk track, “On My Way Back” is a triumphant, energetic new single that the band calls their “dance-rock anthem of the summer.”
“A lot of our fans and a lot of our community are trans, queer or marginalized in some way,” singer and keyboardist Benjamin Rose says. “We’re going to write about the hard parts of that, but sometimes it’s just fun to dance with people you feel safe around. We just wanted a song people can dance to.”
- Stephen M. Coss
Tone Madison
"The Sorry EP’s pointedly uncompromising pop finds the trio operating in a bolder register than before. As Kat And The Hurricane’s grasp on songwriting continues to strengthen, the band’s sound packs more of a noticeable punch. Farnsworth and Rose’s tendency towards strong-willed guitar licks and impassioned lyrics remains sharply intact."
- Luis Acosta Jr.
Atwood Magazine
"'Therapy' is a tight three-minute eruption of pop/rock passion that the band proudly describe as loud, defiant, brash, joyful, chaotic, and self-declamatory – calling it 'dad rock for girlypops – a gay Weezer, if you will.' A simultaneous ode to songwriting and speaking to someone, the song hinges on the idea of 'getting it out' – the it being whatever pent-up emotions you may be holding onto – through some kind of cathartic vessel.
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With 'Therapy,' Kat and the Hurricane are well on their way to showing the world what local Madison concertgoers have known for several years now: That they are one of the boldest, brashest, breathtaking bands, and an undeniable artist to watch."
- Mitch Mosk
INTO: "Queer Music Mixtape"
"To the Masses™, a band solely comprised of they/thems making self-proclaimed “sad lesbian music” would be contradictory. First of all, identity is complex, dummy. Second, it’s about the vibes, and this Madison-based band has vibes to spare. The group kicks off their first new original music since their 2021 Sorry EP with “On My Way Back”, a rocking declaration perfect for a return. Now that they’ve made their way back, we can’t wait to hear what’s coming up."
- Charlie Grey