Recently, Australian pop artist, Kita Alexander released her newest EP, ‘The One‘, which is the type of EP she truly believes gave her the opportunity to learn a lot about herself as a songwriter: “I think I learnt that I’ve always been a really good songwriter,” Kita tells Eat This Music. “I’m incredibly proud of myself that I wrote this collection of songs when I was younger and still learning the art of songwriting.”
Kita Alexander first came on my radar all the way back in 2015, when she released her single ‘My Own Way‘, since then, Kita has gone on to constantly create exploratory music that showcases her strong sense of personal storytelling and overarching, peaceful atmospheres through her music. Kita’s ‘The One’ is a six-track, fantastic addition to her (already) strong stable of releases.
“The One as a whole is just a snapshot of my life,” Kita details about the story of her six-track EP. “I found myself saying at the end of producing each song, “that’s the one” as in that’s it, we’ve nailed it. I think every song is perfection and exactly how it is supposed to be.”
Following on from the releases of her singles ‘Ocean Blue‘, ‘Memories of You‘ and ‘Storm‘ in the lead-up to the release of the EP, Kita was able to reflect on the hard work she had put into the record, and now that is is out, she is able to enjoy it.
“I’m so happy that it’s finally completed. I love this ep so much [that] its actually always on repeat in our car (laughs). — Kita Alexander on her newest EP.
“A lot has changed,” Kita says while continuing to reflect on the EP. “I can not believe how long it’s been in between EPs. To be honest I’ve barely done any songwriting between EPs until this year.”
During that aforementioned time period of her life, Kita took the time to have her second child, which took priority for obvious reasons. As she continues in our interview: “I took some time off to have my second child and really be the best mother I can. I don’t know specifically how this is reflected in the One, but what I do know is each song had to pass the kid checks with my 6 and 2yr old. They love all the songs.”
Whilst Kita’s new EP did get the A-OK from her kids, underlyingly, this is the type of EP that did have a framework attached to it behind-the-scenes – and whilst the six tracks contained within summed up what Kita wanted to say, there was also still a drive pushing her towards a specific direction.
“Yeah, these are all moments in time when I was discovering myself as a young adult,” Kita expands on the inspiration behind the EP. “I was learning big life lessons and turning them into art. I feel so lucky that I get to process my life like that.”
Even with that said, Kita didn’t expect the songs to fall into place, detailing how the songs formed over time: “I never really knew that all these songs were going to end up together on this EP, but I’m so glad they did,” Kita adds to our conversation. “A couple of the songs have evolved and grown over time to really bring the songs up to the present. It’s refreshed and modern but has the bones of my youth in it.”
“[T]o be honest nothing has changed much for my process, if anything it was just spread over a longer period of time,” Kita reveals about her creative process. “The creative process was pretty stop-start, but I’m glad it didn’t hinder the final product.”
You’d be remiss not to just listen to this EP from start to finish, however, if you’re interested in which song off ‘The One’ Kita recommends, well, it is “Killed A Man.”
“I’m obsessed with it lyrically and sonically I think it’s really different for me.” — Kita Alexander on her single, “Killed A Man”.
With “Run” kick-starting the EP and the aforementioned “Killed A Man” closing it out, there actually weren’t any other songs on the EP that shouldn’t have been there – which makes this release a delightful 21 minute listen.
“[Y]ou know what, I don’t think any songs missed out,” Kita continues in our chat. “These are the main songs that were intended. Really happy about that.”
This is the type of EP Kita hopes listeners take some sort of message out from, even if she doesn’t know what that is; however, she isn’t too fussed about what that is, telling Eat This Music: “[T]hey can take whatever they want from it. I like that I can tell the individual stories of each song and then the work as a whole.”
Kita put her heart and soul into this release, and it shows through each and every one of the six songs – whether you listen to it off Soundcloud, Spotify, or even YouTube, you’re getting the same experience across the board.
“I put so much of my heart and soul into my music that I think I’d like to leave my lyrics to do the rest of the talking,” Kita says at the end of our interview.
