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Kate Cosentino is a Nashville-based pop-rock singer-songwriter known for her sharp irony, emotional honesty, and painfully accurate observations on modern life. Armed with a St. Vincent-signature guitar and a biting sense of self-awareness, her music explores the liminal space between childhood and adulthood — from the modern dating trashheap to the pursuit of success.

A trained jazz guitarist from Kansas City, Kate’s sonic identity blends groovy hooks with modern electro-pop production. Her sound sits at the unlikely intersection of Remi Wolf and Weezer, pairing playful production with emotionally grounded songwriting. Drawing inspiration from artists like Regina Spektor and Sara Bareilles, Kate speaks candidly about her world and woes — balancing vulnerability with Bo Burnham-esque observational detail.

Rather than restricting herself to palatable themes, Kate takes the path less traveled. She writes about commitment issues (“Emergency Contact”), the broken modern beauty standard (“Prettiest Girl in the Room”), and feeling less like an adult and more like a Shirley-Temple-sipping tween (“Two Kids in a Trench Coat”). At the core, every track feels like a voice note from your wittiest friend – deeply specific yet impossible not to relate to.

Since her appearance on Season 23 of The Voice (Team Niall), Kate has been featured in publications including Billboard, NPR, and American Songwriter. Her debut EP, Note to Self, was picked up by Rolling Stone India, and last year she embarked on her first U.S. tour, As Seen on TV. She has opened for major artists including Niall Horan, Judah & The Lion, Ricky Montgomery, and Katy Perry.

A fixture in the Nashville music scene, Kate has collaborated with Melina KB, Jean Saint Lazarus and Molly Grace, while also lending her guitar talent to Chaislyn and background vocals to Tabitha Meekes — further cementing her reputation as both a songwriter and a musician’s musician.

This summer, Kate plans to release her debut album, Weirdly Normal — a time capsule of life as it exists right now. From AI taking over to a failing job market, the album flips heavy subjects on their head, turning existential dread into quirky satire. Sonically, the record leans into 2000s pop-rock with an experimental use of synthesizers and distortion, a nod to technology’s ever-present intrusion into modern life. The album is Kate’s most fully realized work to date, capturing a generation caught between nostalgia and uncertainty.

Kate does not claim to have the answers and her music isn’t interested in easy resolutions. Instead, it asks better questions — about identity, expectation, and the cultural moment we’re all trying to survive. In doing so, her songs are a reminder that feeling out of place might be the most honest place to start.