IT’S been eight long years since her smash single Say Something rode high in the charts and dominated clubs across the country.
But, finally, singer Karen Harding, 31, is releasing her debut album Take Me Somewhere on September 29.
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A lot has happened in the intervening time; the coronavirus pandemic came and went and Karen had two children.
While, at times, her will to remain in the music business was tested, the Geordie star kept her head down and stayed busy collaborating with huge names in the electronic music world such as Armand Van Helden and Oliver Heldens, biding her time for a solo return.
In an exclusive interview, she says: “There’s a few times when I’ve thought about setting up a dog walking business just because I was so sick of the politics of like…
“I was never doubting that I wanted to sing, I’ve always wanted to sing, but at times the politics of music can get in the way and it’s very frustrating. It can leave you feeling a little bit like not motivated.
“I think if any artist says they didn’t go through phases of that then they’d be lying because I think we all do, even the big ones go through it.”
She emanates no bitterness towards the hold up, though, as frustrating as it surely was. Instead, the bubbly singer appears to be a believer in what will be, will be and, ultimately, thinks the extra time has only helped her make better material.