Katie Mae, the rising alt-western songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona, will release her new album Object Impermanence on October 8 via Soggy Anvil Records. This album, written during her artist residency at the Object Hotel in Bisbee, Arizona, truly captures the essence of the desert. The record distills the solitude and strange beauty of the desert into songs that explore memory, loss, and transformation. Ahead of the album release, Katie Mae has unveiled the title track “Object Impermanence” alongside a cinematic music video, offering listeners a first glimpse into the record’s immersive world.
In July of 2023, Katie Mae spent a month in Bisbee, Arizona, as a part of the Object Hotel’s Object Limited Artist Residency, which is aimed at helping creatives thrive and grow their practice while immersing themselves in the cultural richness of the town. During this time, she was allowed to fully immerse herself in the historic mining town’s eccentricities, history, and darkness.
The residency offered complete solitude, and the songs on Object Impermanence are a direct reflection of that experience. It seemed only natural for the music to return to the place where it was born: with slide-guitarist Ken Voita and engineer Max Harms, Katie Mae recorded the album at the Object Hotel over three nights. There are no studio effects on these recordings, only the natural reverberations and textures created within the walls of the hotel itself.
With her signature sultry vocals and evocative storytelling, Katie Mae captures the fleeting nature of connection, creating a soundscape as timeless and haunting as the objects that inspired it. The album builds on the momentum of her acclaimed debut, Sighs & Strength, which earned regional accolades and recognition among peers.