Kat Eaton – reveals her brand new single ‘Not Pretending’

Welsh born, Yorkshire living Soul/Jazz artist Kat Eaton reveals her brand new single ‘Not Pretending’.

Kat is very keen to get support in Ireland as her connection to Ireland is both personal and professional. She and her husband first visited the country on their very first holiday together as a couple, falling in love with its culture, music, and people. Since then, they have returned regularly, performing several sold out shows.

“‘Not Pretending’ is about being tired of people-pleasing, realising the benefits of being your authentic self and working towards being proud of who you are.”

‘Not Pretending’ is the second single from Kat Eaton’s upcoming third studio album ‘What Happens Now’, due May 2026 on her own label Reason & Rhyme Records.

Kat has established herself as one of the hardest working and talented performers in her field. Having already toured the UK/EU supporting the likes of Gregory Porter, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack, The Teskey Brothers, Marc Broussard and Mamas Gun, alongside selling out multiple headline shows in the UK and EU (Ronnie Scotts in London, Unterfhart Jazz Club in Munich, Jazz Club Etoile in Paris and Jassmine in Warsaw among others), she’s also co-written with the likes of Caro Emerald, Ruby Turner and Roberta Campos, and broken through to new territories via national radio play-listing in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. 

2021 saw Kat release her acclaimed debut album ‘Talk To Me’, and has seen support across BBC Radio 2 & 4, 6Music and Jazz FM in the UK, NPO 5 2 & 1 in The Netherlands, VRT Radio 2 in Belgium, FIP in France. Whereas some debut albums show artists still finding their feet and sonic direction, the record cemented Kat as unashamedly bold & confident in her abilities as a vocalist and songwriter. 

Her long awaited second album ‘Honestly’ is the perfect evolution, effortlessly merging Soul and Classic R&B with Blues and Gospel. Having had equally great radio support in both UK & EU  with her 2nd record, ’Honestly’ was well received by critics and led to appearances at prestigious festivals, Jazz A Toute Heure and St Paul Funk & Soul in France, Cornbury Festival and Henley Festival in UK, Cork Jazz Festival in Ireland, JazznoJazz Festival in Switzerland and Leverkusen Jazz Festival and Rheingau Musik Festival in Germany. Her live performance videos on YouTube (3 live versions of tracks from ‘Honestly’) received over 500k views in the first 6 months increasing Kat’s fan base immeasurably and Kat now has over 10M streams on Spotify. 

2025 was a great year for Kat on the road and in the studio. In February Kat recorded her 3rd album at Ray Davies’s (The Kinks) studio, Konk Studios in London. In June she joined Gregory Porter on tour, in August she mastered ‘What Happens Now’ at Abbey Road Studios and in the autumn Kat toured the UK & EU extensively selling out shows wherever she went. Kat’s new album is a collection of timeless yet contemporary beautifully crafted songs with lyrics that cut to the core. Inspired by artists such as Emily King, Lake Street Dive and Jalen Ngonda, alongside legends Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Carole King that Kat grew up listening to, ‘What Happens Now’ is an amalgamation of her influences underpinned by her inimitable tone.

Tracklisting
1. Break Free
2. Not Pretending
3. Better Left Unsaid 
4. Kings & Queens
5. Real You
6. Humming Low
7. By Now
8. Long Goodbye 
9. A Love To Call Your Own
10. What Happens Now