An introverted pop singer’s new album is a love letter to being alone.
Kate Dawson, who has released three albums since 2019, has decided to change perceptions about spending time by yourself.
“I’m sick of the majority of pop and rock songs telling people that being alone is a bad thing! And being lonely doesn’t mean you’re miserable.”
Titled Me Time! the lead single “The difference between being ‘alone’ and ‘lonely'” has been doing well on Spotify and other streaming services. For the music video (which is approaching 500,000 views on YouTube), Dawson set up multiple cameras at home to document her perfect “innie day”.
“Most pop singers have to be extroverted to get through the months of touring and the media commitments and I’ve learnt to wear that mask when I need to. But I know this album will show my fans the real me!”
Me Time! has 10 songs all about the joy of being alone, with other songs including: “A date with myself”, “Sleeping alone”, and “I can do this myself”.
As part of the album campaign, Dawson has spoken how she dealt with her natural introversion while trying to build a career.
“I was never going to compete with the popular and bubbly girls at school, and that introversion helped as I ignored parties to write songs in my room on weekends. I had naturally long hair, so I used to hide behind that when I would sing. If I concentrated on singing and playing the guitar, I felt safe and didn’t notice all the people looking at me.”
Though dealing with the media circus after her debut album was a challenge.
“Doing the same type of interviews over and over was torture and I used to get snappy at the end of a long day as my social battery ran out. But my wonderful manager recognised this and knew when to pull the pin, let me recharge, and come back tomorrow.”
Dawson hopes that revealing her introvert’s journey will encourage her fans to do the same.
“I’ve already had some lovely messages from fans who said they finally felt understood after listening to the ‘The difference…’ That means the world to me and hopefully more and more of my fans open up and live how they want to, not how an extroverted-biased society expects them to.”
