‘Loathe A Rose’
Coming November 29th
Singer/songwriter and pianist Katarra Parson is set to release the power ballad 'Loathe A Rose' November 29th on all streaming platforms. On the second anniversary of her debut album, Cocoa Voyage, Soul/R&B artist Katarra will be releasing the passionate and jazz centered single to the public. Recorded live with Andrew Gibson on drums, Tilton Yokley on bass, Joey Ferber on guitar and Jahi Eskridge on trumpet, this song mixes jazz and soul with a Latin feel. With raw vocals and keys in tow, Katarra sings a rebel cry of self-love for the underdog. From the Phoenix that rose from the ashes, to the rose that grew from concrete, Katarra presents her first live and epic single, composed and produced by herself.
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St. Louis Magazine: Emerging Artist
Amanda Woytus, November 2021
“Katarra is killing it on the keys. The singer-song-writer is performing at The Sheldon, its stained glass windows dark in the September evening. Purple and pink lights project a groovy damask-like pattern behind the artist and her two-piece band. The vibe changes from mellow to moody to explosive as the artist shifts from the keyboard to piano and back again. One minute, we’re in a stream of soulful vocals and shimmering cymbals, feeling the flow; the next, we’re rocketed into orbit. “Sing, Katarra,” someone calls from the audience. “I have a lot of things I have to get off my chest,” the singer tells them, “that I have to express,” before launching into “Conversation Golden,” off her debut album Cocoa Voyage.”
St. Louis Magazine
BY AMANDA WOYTUS AUGUST 30, 2021
Singer-songwriter and pianist Katarra describes social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic as “hermit mode.” In the leadup to 2020, Katarra had felt like the universe—or maybe it was God—was pushing her in a certain direction. Katarra, known for her jazzy, soulful sound, was a Kranzberg artist in residence in 2019–2020. She released an album, Cocoa Voyage, in 2019. She performed the Black National Anthem at Mayor Tishaura Jones’ inauguration ceremony. But she’s a self-described introvert, and she felt she couldn’t reveal her true self. “Putting out personal songs to masses of people is something that's extremely vulnerable—especially with the intensity of the emotions I feel,” she says. “I put everything into these songs.” So just like the private retreat of a hermitage, her hermit mode allowed her to sit with her thoughts and feelings, to ask herself, truly, what she most desires and to think about her purpose in life.
St. Louis Public Radio (NPR): St. Louis Singer Katarra Parson's Recordings Reflect On Mental Health And Rebirth
By CHAD DAVIS • FEB 13, 2020
If St. Louis singer and songwriter Katarra Parson had to pick one of her songs to describe her life, it would be “Phoenix Rising.”
She appreciates the song because it's about flight, freedom and rebirth — the story of how she learned to take care of herself.
“'Phoenix Rising' is literally my journey of finding myself, of finding my power, stepping into that power, being comfortable with that power,” Parson said. “Now I'm at a point where I realized I got responsibility with that power.”
