Artist:Helena Kitley

Helena Kitley has been around the Newcastle music scene for a good long while, popping up in various musical incarnations over the past 15 years. Kitley was writing music from a young age, growing up in Coonabarabran, and started performing her originals after moving to Newcastle in her 20s. As a performer, Kitley has worked as a solo artist, while also featuring in, and in some cases at the helm of, a range of group projects. Kitley’s most recent group endeavours include Steely Divas, a 10-piece band predominantly performing the work of Steely Dan, with an all-female vocal section, and Glam Slam, an incredibly-dressed glam rock cover band, fronted by Kitley’s alter ego Kitty Kozmik. Influenced by artists ranging from Erykah Badu to Donny Hathaway, Kitley’s sound has an incredibly jazzy vibe to it, making one feel like leaving the work day behind to sit in a bar full of dark corners with a glass of brandy. Helena’s sound is now showcased in her debut album ‘The Temporal Lope’, ...