Cat Dowling - "Animals"
Ireland's Cat Dowling truly has a sound all her own. Her latest single, "Animals," is one of the most intense songs you've heard in a while without being loud. For much of the song the predominant instrument is a fiddle, and no part of "Animals" is a folk song. The focus is Dowling's vocals, and that's where the intensity lies. There is just such a sense of desperation and intensity in her vocals despite how lovely they are. Finally the song explodes into an indie rock/pop celebration. It's the kind of song that drags you through such an array of emotions, and it nearly impossible to resist. Cat Dowling says of the new song: "I wrote Animals during a busy period of my life when to find those rare moments to write music meant I had to be a thief elsewhere. But it was these stolen moments that gave me oxygen and a beautiful almost supernatural energy. 'Animals' was written when everyone was sleeping. It started with the driving repetit...