Terrible, Terrible is the 2004 four-track debut EP release by Seattle-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Katie Davis. Her vocals reveal a clarity and emotive sound. She has been working on completing a full length CD, but doesn't expect to be finished with production until some time in 2007. During this year, she plans on traveling around the world and returning with new sad songs to rock her fans.

Her striking acoustic guitar combined with her mesmerizing and poignant vocals allow the listener just a taste of her melancholic songs. Her ballad approach reminds you of Alanis Morissette and she certainly has a straight-hitting sound. Her introspective and hauntingly beautiful songs -- the kind you hear in the movies over kissing or crying scenes -- liken her to other straight-voiced ladies like Beth Orton, Feist, and Jenny Lewis.

She has earned unprecedented national press, MTV and worldwide radio play, and a packed schedule of live shows with national touring acts. In early 2005, Katie played her first solo shows to small but delighted crowds in the beer-soaked dive bars of Seattle's Pioneer Square. And by 2006, Katie enjoyed her first four-story marquee at the Showbox, a musical institution and one of the northwest's biggest theaters.

Her sad song lyrics are very touching and she is captivating as a storyteller. Katie said, "Sad songs are my favorites. And that's just what comes out when I sit down to write. At shows, I try to break it up with covers from ACDC and Guns N' Roses. You'd be surprised -- it's always the happiest people who love my saddest songs."

Katie's music is understated on this EP, but her heartbreaking vocals evoke assorted emotions of pain to joy associated with life's everyday relationship drama. She has a sincere tone that anyone can identify with in their own life situation. All of us can relate to the sentiments she so touchingly expresses.

Katie's music reflects an honest and pure sound, and she boldly attacks every phrase and strumming of the guitar. She maintains breathy, sensual vocals that set the emotional mood. The sampling of songs leaves you wanting for more and she shows great potential with her gift of voice and raconteur. Terrible, Terrible proves to be "Wonderful, Wonderful." (4 out of 5 stars)
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Here at NQH, I listen to a lot of music as I do my job. Often I’m so focused on what I’m doing that a particular song is ending by the time I realize it’s been playing. “She Hates Love Songs” not only made me stop to give it my full attention, it also left me in deep thought. I found myself playing the song again and then listening to the other songs from Katie’s first CD, Terrible, Terrible.

Based in Seattle, Katie Davis has been gathering an impressive following not only in the Pacific Northwest, but across the country and abroad. With a new CD on the way, Katie is poised to remind us that life and love can be tough and that’s where our strength comes from.
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Damn!!! Move me, move me, move me... Excuse the remark but this chick kicks the $%it!!! I have not heard such moving sounds in quite a while. Lady, you got it goin’ on!

Katie Davis is sure to be a musical icon once the world hears her. From one track to the next with simplicity, she simply pulls you in while she paints a musical masterpiece on your ears! Where has she been hiding? It’s no wonder she’s winning awards and hitting the internet airwaves. Lord, please come to Toronto and let us catch you live.

Stunning! We know we’re gushing but she’s worth it.

True musical soul and feeling does not come around often but Katie has it. I love the honesty she delivers and all she needs to do it, is a guitar and her sweet voice. Truer words have not been sung in such a long time, and in such a multitude of mediocrity, it is very refreshing to know artists truly do exist. Katie Davis is one of them.

Do yourself a favour. Rock, funk, soul blues...it doesn’t matter what you love, you have to check her out. Katie is something special, and I do believe I will be seeing and hearing more of her in the future.

Rock and Folk on baby!!!
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The title of Katie Davis’ EP surely isn’t indicative of this singer songwriter’s fine effort. The four songs here showcase the range of her beautifully seductive voice as well as the stylistic variety of her musical compositions. It’s not hard to see why she’s a popular attraction in her hometown of Seattle.

The EP is well produced, and Davis’ vocals and fine guitar work are given equal justice. The songs evoke a heartfelt melancholy that’s not only sobering, but alluring.

Favorite Track: Track 1, “She Hates Love Songs”
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