Break, by CATNAPP

Break

by CATNAPP

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ERLANGEN FX catnapp is extremely interesting album with a variety of styles. Love the combination of beat and vocals. Definitely a keeper. Favorite track: Give it Back feat. El Plvybxy.

The Naked DJ Like many, I became aware of Catnapp through her appearance in the club scene of the TV show Unorthodox. It's different to much of the music I buy, but there was something about the grimy yet atmospheric sound that hooked me. Favorite track: Thunder.

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1.	Down in the Basement 03:43	lyrics	buy track
give it all u got why u stopping now how will it arrive fear’s gotta die give it all u got why u stopping now how will it arrive fear’s gotta die I gotta keep all my shit together I ain’t stopping now keep all the light inside on keep the light on do you think you know the way I feel? do you think you know the way I feel? trapped inside this hollow path what is it going to last walls are closing in i shut my eyes will it ever pass fever like a thousand knives feel like i am being left to cry being left to die what is it, what is it going to last? trapped inside this hollow path what is it going to last walls are closing in i shut my eyes will it ever pass fever like a thousand knives feel like i am being left to cry being left to die what is it, what is it going to last? i am always down in the basement i am always down in the basement i am always down in the basement i’m down in the i am always down in the basement i’m down in the look at her she's falling down again look at her she's cracking up again well she’s got a six pack on her brain and fifty thousand bruises on her knees bitch please this like eating pie for me this like taking a bath and chill for me i gotta breathe i must be wise but i will add a little spice cuz when its starting to feel good for me, you keep on looking at me with those eyes i take a nap while i recover i cried my tears i took my cover my scars are pretty they don't bother i think its time to make another i am always down in the basement i am always down in the basement i am always down in the basement i am always down in the basement i am always down in the basement i’m down in the i am always down in the basement i’m down in the Fear's gotta die
2.	The Mover feat. Modeselektor 02:57	lyrics	buy track
If you don't stop, then I wont stop this If you don't stop, then I wont stop this I wanna Bitch, I wanna Bitch, I wanna If you don't stop, then I wont stop this If you don't stop, then I wont stop this Don't you tell me what to do It can be as bad for you You can scare but I thought you knew I am fucking crazy too Yeah that ain't gonna work for me Look into my eyes why don't you see Cute pink heart Dig a little deeper When in gets dark I'm the fear keeper I wanna Bitch, I wanna Bitch, I wanna If you don't stop, then I wont stop this If you don't stop, then I wont stop this You keep on getting it wrong Why wont you leave it alone? You may have a big-ass crew But I can crush you on my own You just couldn't let it be I close it, I burry the key If you can't trust yourself How would you ever trust me? If you don't stop, then I wont stop this If you don't stop, then I wont stop this If you don't stop, then I wont stop this If you don't stop, then I wont stop this
3.	I Don't Care 02:53		buy track
4.	Fight for a Fight 03:58		buy track
5.	Give it Back feat. El Plvybxy 03:06		buy track
6.	Thunder 04:00		buy track
7.	Lengua feat. Doxxed 04:31		buy track

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The time has come for Catnapp’s debut full length record on Monkeytown Records.
Break follows last year’s EP Fear and No Cover single and sees Catnapp capturing the jaw-dropping energy of her live shows as well as further refining her characteristic blend of rap and heavyweight electronic beats. She challenged herself with exploring more complex emotions and subjects for this album, which is more than a collection of love songs, as she explains: „With so much happening in our world today, I feel incomplete telling only love stories. I want to give people inspirational tools that work like fuel. Songs that can make one hop out of a bad and complicated situation in order to move on and up with confidence.“

Catnapp is the guise of Argentinian artist Amparo Battaglia. Long before signing to Monkeytown in 2018, the Berlin based producer, singer/rapper and striking performer already (self-)released a couple of records full of boundless creativity and originality, taking whatever she needed from every electronic genre as well as pop and rap music. Amparo cites classic influences like The Prodigy, Aphex Twin, OutKast or Beyoncé, while her productions also draw from today’s post-internet and post-rap sounds. Break combines these diverse influences in a very distinct sound.

The album’s opening track „Down In The Basement“ is an ode to the underground, dealing with how to grow as an artist whilst staying true to your roots. You can take the artist out of the underground, but you cannot take the underground out of the artist. As she is playing big stages more frequently than gritty basement clubs, Catnapp tackles the beautiful contradictions of going her own way. Next up is „The Mover“ featuring Modeselektor, a slow burning, bass-heavy song about standing up for yourself and showing strength. It opens with the line „Don’t you tell me what to do“, an eternal credo for both Catnapp and Modeselektor, two generations of maverick electronic artists. „Fight For A Fight“ is inspired by the repression the LGBTQ community is facing all around the world. It came about when Amparo was invited to perform at the Pride March in Buenos Aires in 2018, its lyrics are aimed at supporting the ongoing fight against patriarchy: „My knife is sharp, my mind is bright, you’ll never stop my will to fight.“
Still, love and heartbreak are essential elements of Catnapp’s songwriting and thus appear in songs like „Thunder“, „Lengua“ and „Give It Back“. The latter is about leaving a toxic relationship behind and regaining control about one’s life. Musically, these tracks show Catnapp alternating fierce raps and booming beats with liquid R&B vocals and melancholic, dreamlike electronica.

Catnapp has been compared to electroclash artists like Peaches, her blend of modern rap and electronics may also evoke likeminded artist Tommy Genesis. There’s leaders and there’s followers – you already know which this girl belongs to. Break is no less than her most accomplished musical statement to date.

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released July 5, 2019

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