Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Kate Bollinger is back with "To Your Own Devices," a song that sounds like it was created in the moment, with creative freedom and the raw power of hitting record and seeing what comes out. Written by Catherine Bollinger and produced by Sam Evian, the song captures an instinctual side of her songwriting.
The song started as a challenge between Bollinger and her friends to write a song a day. That sense of immediacy translates naturally into the finished recording. "To Your Own Devices" is a snapshot of a creative moment, where the process becomes part of the music's character.
The track was recorded live to tape, without headphones, on the third day of the album sessions in the Catskills. This approach gives the recording an intimate, in-the-room feel that connects the song to the conditions under which it was written. There's something freeing about hearing a piece of music that preserves the spirit of the original spark rather than scraping off every hint of spontaneity.
Bollinger's songwriting rests on a simple but powerful notion, write fast, trust the moment, and let the result be what it is. "To Your Own Devices" adds to her musical world, offering a peek into a process more about curiosity than perfection.
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