Prairie-born soul indie artist Katie Tupper announces her debut album ‘Greyhound,’ arriving January 21, alongside new single “Right Hand Man.” Raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Tupper blends smoky alto vocals with soul, indie and alternative R&B, threaded with subtle folk twang. “Right Hand Man” leans into a funkier groove, expanding the emotional and sonic palette of the record.
On the album’s title, Tupper explains, “Greyhounds that race on tracks are given these parameters and rabbit decoys to chase that are unreachable. If the front or fastest dog gets close to the decoy it just speeds up to make them run faster. The dogs think they are chasing something reachable but by design it will always be slightly ahead of them. It made me think about my relationships and how I act in the world. I am often both the Greyhound and the decoy — chasing something unreachable and being the thing that cannot be caught.”
“Right Hand Man” explores the tension of emotional dependency. “This song is about the weight and pressures someone puts on you in a relationship — when you become someone’s only source of happiness and they are vocal about it,” she says. “It becomes a compromising place to be in and clouds your decision making about the relationship.” The groove is warm, the lyrics sharp and unguarded.
With comparisons to Olivia Dean and Charlotte Day Wilson, Tupper steps forward with a debut that bridges prairie roots and a broadened perspective. ‘Greyhound’ shapes up as a defining introduction to a voice grounded in independence and emotional depth.
