MUSIC
Catherine Traicos is a composer, songwriter and performer whose vocals move between strength and vulnerability with rare honesty. Her work is grounded in feeling, drawing listeners into a space both close and expansive.
She has performed at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Nashville's Bluebird Café, and festivals across Australia, the US and Sweden. She has supported Beth Orton, Mountain Goats, Dirty Projectors, and Simone Felice. Her work has been praised by Rolling Stone, The Age, and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Her eleventh album In The Heart Of The Night, created with Nick Huggins (Dirty Three, Kid Sam), was recorded by the sea — an improvisation-led, analogue work that unfolds as a single continuous body. Her 2024 album SWANSONGS, produced with Anna Laverty (Stella Donnelly, Missy Higgins), expanded her sonic language while remaining anchored in voice and song.
Selected Praise
"An exquisite musical journey of heart and mind." — Rhythms Magazine
"Catherine's art and music are sacred architecture." — Heavy and Weird
"Redolent of the ragged, eerie estrogen blues of PJ Harvey." (Album of the Month) — The Age
"An impressive meeting of Beth Orton with the grim undercurrents of Portishead." — Rolling Stone
"An artist of exceptional poise and talent." — Sydney Morning Herald
"In the Heart of the Night possesses a drifting, free-form aesthetic that is uniquely alluring."
Graham Strahle, The Australian
