Kate Nash (born 6 July 1987) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitaris… Read Full Bio ↴Kate Nash (born 6 July 1987) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist from Harrow, North London, United Kingdom, best known for the UK #2 hit "Foundations".

Growing up in Harrow, London, Nash first became interested in music during her childhood when she learned to play the piano. She attended St. John Fisher school and moved on to the St. Joan of Arc School in Rickmansworth. Her talents were harnessed further when she wrote songs for her GCSE in Music and her time studying at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon, South London. However, her first love was acting and so in 2005 she made moves to start a career in acting by auditioning at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was rejected. After her rejection she fell down a flight of stairs, breaking her foot. During her recovery Nash was unable to go anywhere and found solace in song writing. She began to write some new songs, finished old ones and decided that she would book herself a gig at a local bar to showcase her songs. From this experience she decided to start a career in music.

Nash's early live performances saw her play a number of cover versions. After a few gigs, Nash uploaded her music to the popular website MySpace. Her music soon began to receive support from users of the site and Nash found herself a manager, proceeding to look for producers.

Fellow MySpace star Lily Allen has stated that she believes Nash is the "next big thing", and she has also garnered support from publications such as Vogue and NME, the latter dubbing her as "chavtronica". Nash has been compared to Lily Allen, because of their storytelling lyrics, the dry sense of humour that fuels their songs as well as distinctive London accents. Some people have commented that Nash sounds like Catherine Tate when she sings. Others have compared some of her songs to music by Regina Spektor.

Nash has stated that her biggest influence has been Regina Spektor and has an extensive list of influences on her myspace page. Some of her influences include, "London, punk, Bored Teenagers and John Cooper Clarke".

Nash's début release was a double-A side single released through independent record label Moshi Moshi in February 2007. The release was limited to 1000 copies and was available on only 7" vinyl. The first A-side, "Caroline's a Victim", is a synth-fuelled song about Nash's friend Caroline. A video for the song was released and received notable airplay on MTV2. The video, directed by Kinga Burza, featured Nash playing a variety of instruments at the same time that "Caroline" sits in her room "playing killer beats", taking photographs, trying on different outfits and sitting at her computer checking a social networking website.

The second A-side to the single was "Birds", an acoustic number that tells the story of a boy's inept attempts to try and explain to his girlfriend how he feels about her, all the while the girl remains despondent about the situation.

During the promotion for "Caroline's a Victim"/"Birds", Nash supported Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly on his national tour before embarking on her own headlining tour, which took her around the UK.

In April 2007, Nash was signed to the Polydor offshoot Fiction Records. A month later, Nash was mocked through a parody of her song, "Caroline's a Victim" entitled "LDN Is A Victim". The song mocked Nash and Lily Allen, amongst others, for singing in a Cockney-drawl, despite their privileged backgrounds.

Nash's second single and first through Fiction Records, "Foundations", which she co-wrote with producer Paul Epworth, was released on June 25, 2007 and reached number two in the official UK Singles Chart.

Following "Foundations", Fiction announced plans to bring forward the release of Nash's debut album to August 6, 2007. The album, Made of Bricks, produced by Paul Epworth, included many of the tracks she had been performing on her two nationwide tours. The album was leaked to filesharing networks days before its commercial release, and has received mixed reviews, The Independent describing it as being in "pole position for worst album of the year." The album reached number 1 in the UK charts.

During mid-2007, Nash performed at numerous festivals including Wireless Festival, Bestival, the Electric Gardens, Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading and Leeds, Oxegen and T in the Park. She made her official TV performance debut on Later with Jools Holland.

Nash features on rapper Kano's album London Town, in a song titled "Me & My Microphone". She is also featured in the song "Look What You've Done" from Lethal Bizzle's latest album, Back To Bizznizz.

Regarding the recording of a new album, Nash told NME that she had been inspired by The Supremes and has written a song called "Cat Song" in their honour. She is also set to release a duet single with Billy Bragg, a cover of The Shangri-Las "Give Storey A Great Big Kiss".

On 20 February 2008 she received a BRIT award for Best Female artist.

In April 2010 she released her sophomore album in 'My Best Friend Is You". With the singles "Do-Wah-Doo" and "Kiss that Grrrl" following close behind.

Labyrinth
Kate Nash Lyrics

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I want to say my will is strong
And my kingdom great
I want you to say you have no power
Over me

How did the sky get so dark
Where is the sun today

When will your maze fall apart
When will your maze fall apart
When will you open your heart

Trying to let go
Trying to move on
Is this really the end

I've been so busy
So distracted
But I always came back to the same place

How did it get so black and white
How did it get so black and white
How could you forget

Don't talk to me about time
Don't talk to me about fixing
Don't talk to me about time
'Cause I don't wanna hear it

Trapped in the labyrinth
And I just can't get there
And I tried , and I tried
And I tried , and I tried
And I tried , and I tried
For you
But that's not my place
That's not my love

When will your maze fall apart
When will your maze fall apart
For you
When will your maze fall apart
When will your maze fall apart

For you
When will you open your heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kate Nash's song "Labyrinth" appear to be about the struggle to move on and let go of a toxic relationship. The singer wants to be strong and independent, but their partner is manipulative and holds power over them. The line "When will your maze fall apart / When will you open your heart" suggests that the partner is the one keeping the singer trapped in a complicated and confusing situation.

The chorus repeats the question "How did it get so black and white / How could you forget," highlighting the confusion and frustration the singer feels about their relationship. They are trying to let go and move on, but they keep coming back to the same place. The final lines suggest that the singer has tried everything to make it work, but ultimately they realize that they can't force someone else to change.

Line by Line Meaning

I want to say my will is strong
I want to assert my strength and independence

And my kingdom great
And express my power and importance

I want you to say you have no power
I want you to acknowledge that you have no control over me

Over me
Over my actions and decisions

How did the sky get so dark
How did everything turn negative

Where is the sun today
Where is the positivity and hope

When will your maze fall apart
When will your control and manipulation end

When will you open your heart
When will you show vulnerability and empathy

Trying to let go
Attempting to move on from the past

Trying to move on
Trying to leave things behind and make progress

Is this really the end
Wondering if closure has finally been reached