Kate Miller-Heidke has always lived in a place of musical contradictions; opera and pop, theatrical and folky, epic and intimate, heartfelt and funny, classical and of the moment. Her new album The Kiss and The Abyss is no exception - a powerful, timely, and timeless record in the style of gothic folk. It’s a sound that reconnects Kate with her earliest musical instincts, the folk tradition she grew up listening to and honing her songwriting on - now refracted back through a darker, wiser, and more cinematic lens, with a layer of theatricality that is unmistakably Kate. 

The Kiss and The Abyss explore the perils of modern technology and the internet age. Timeless musical soundscapes and ancient mythologies meet modern concerns, with songs that seduce, songs that can make you laugh when you least expect it, and songs that sound a warning. Songs that are the sirens of our times. With Kate as the ultimate siren herself, luring you into her world with a voice that is glorious, ethereal, and otherworldly, but always beautifully human.