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Katie Toupin is an American singer-songwriter from New Albany, Indiana and founding member of alternative blues band Houndmouth. . Upon her departure from the band in 2016, Toupin released an EP, Moroccan Ballroom, in 2018. Her debut solo album, Magnetic Moves, is set to release in June 2019.

Biography
Katie Toupin grew up in New Albany, Indiana, a small town just outside of Louisville, Kentucky. Although she grew up with a strong appreciation for music, it wasn't until she was eighteen years old that she felt compelled to start pursuing it seriously--a prospect wholly encouraged by her father, an accomplished blues guitarist. Along with taking opera-singing lessons, Toupin learned to play guitar and immersed herself in a self-directed study of songcraft. After two years of refining her skills, Toupin began writing songs of her own, drawing from her experience as a longtime poet and steadily developing the disciplined practice she follows today. Influenced by everything from Patsy Cline to The Rolling Stones, Toupin refuses to let the boundaries of expectation restrict her to a specific sound. This refusal manifests into what can best be described as a dreamy pastiche of soul and pop and brightly jangly ’70s rock, a sound that’s lavishly detailed but fantastically fluid. In the spirit of self-reliance, Toupin took the reins in producing Magnetic Moves, her first full-length since leaving acclaimed alt-country band Houndmouth in 2016. In her unfussy yet radiant vocal performance, Toupin channels both self-possession and raw vulnerability, fully inhabiting each state of being. As Toupin explains, the album’s imaginative sonic palette has much to do with the unprecedented freedom she felt her entire time in the studio. “Making this record with people I didn’t already know was an incredibly liberating factor,” she points out. “When people have preconceived notions of who you are and what you do, it can really hold you back. But with this album I was able step way outside my comfort zone—I felt confident to do things I would’ve normally been afraid of.” For Toupin, eliminating those expectations ultimately elevated her to a new and far more fulfilling level of self-expression—an element she hopes might leave an indelible impact on the listener. “I’m such a romantic, and I’d never felt like I could really own that the way I did on this record,” she says. “In the past there was an agreement as to what you could say in a song and what you couldn’t say, what was cool and what wasn’t cool. When people hear this album, I hope they come away with a really strong feeling of love, whether it’s romantic or some other form. I want everyone to feel okay just wearing their heart on their sleeve.”

Albums

 * Magnetic Moves(2019), TMG

Extended Plays

 * Moroccan Ballroom(2018), TMG