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“Would you give a stranger the time of day, for something old said in a new way?” Melbourne folk singer-songwriter Katankin’s recent single “In a new way”, the first off her upcoming debut album, humbly asks this question, in an infectious, upbeat and joyful celebration of finding one’s own voice. Born of Russian and Romanian migrant parents, and with a difficult, often harrowing family history, Katankin’s music is nevertheless an ode and testament to love, faith, and ultimately, hope. With her achingly pure and expressive voice, and poetic writing rich with imagery, she unflinchingly plumbs the darkest depths of the human condition – wading through despair, loathing, fear, rage, and revenge, and then soaring to its greatest, sun-drenched heights. Although a newcomer on the Australian folk scene, Katankin has already begun making her mark, with her 2022 self-produced debut EP "The quiet shimmer of the world" garnering a Music Victoria nomination for Best Folk Work last year.