Nashville based musician, Katie Schecter, gifts the aural universe a new jam, “Every Single Time”, as the world endeavors to get back on stage.
Following her self-titled album in 2017, this year will see another record release from Schecter that will no doubt impart that “Old-Soul-New-Sound” sentiment she nails to the wall with this number. Recorded in New York City at The Diamond Mine (The Arcs, Lady Gaga, Adele), and produced by Ben Baptie, the new album features Cage The Elephant axeman, Nick Bockrath, who doubles as Schecter’s creative partner and fiancée, alongside Amy Winehouse’s legendary rhythm section, Homer Steinweiss (Mark Ronson, Sharon Jones & The Dap-kings) and Nick Movshon (Lana Del Ray, Bruno Mars), for a heavy and soulful combination.
We’re itching to get our paws on this one. Flaunt had the privilege of a quick chat with Schecter in support of the track premiere, as a mounting summer sun rises up over Nashville.
How has your relationship to this track changed over recent months, or has it?
I think it has expanded. Initially, I wrote ‘Every Single Time’ about how it feels when someone you love is lying to you. The uncertainty, the confusion, feeling like your whole world depends on obtaining some semblance of the truth - all of that applies to whats going on right now. Our current administration’s lack of transparency & the polarizing news that comes with it feels like a similar kind of deception, just on a way larger scale.
Have you felt yourself tested of late? How so?
I think we have all been put the test in one way or another as of late. Anything as phenomenal as this global pandemic, is bound to challenge your perspective in some form or fashion. I’m usually a very future oriented person and it feels like the universe is testing my ability to focus on the present moment. The slower pace , fewer distractions and generally not knowing what’s in store has forced me to surrender and look inward for answers. I have never been so grateful for my health & roof over my head.
Has living in Nashville influenced your sound having moved from NYC?
Moving to Nashville was the greatest thing I could have done for my musical education. The volume of amazing musicians here is unparalleled and there was so much stylistically & culturally for me to uncover. It took moving for me to connect with the people I’d eventually record ’Every Single Time’ with back in New York City. Ben Baptie, British producer and engineer was in Nashville working on a Cage The Elephant record and he, Nick, and I became really close through that process. He was the one to suggest studio time at The Diamond Mine with Homer Steinweiss, quintessential New York drummer, as the heartbeat. So, ya, the music I’m making now sounds more “New York” than what I was writing before I moved to Nashville which oddly enough was more Cosmic American Country.
How does your creative partnership work with your fiancé Nick of Cage the Elephant?
It’s a really beautiful thing to mix business with pleasure. Nick Bockrath is my soundboard for all things creative and otherwise. We have different strengths and skill sets so we balance each other out really well. We also kill each other sometimes but it’s all part of the process! Just before the pandemic, Nick got his studio in our basement set up , so we’ve been demoing my new songs pretty much all of quarantine, sometimes to tape, it’s the most fun.
The record is being played for a select group of people from around the world... whose there? And how come?
First and foremost, my nearest and dearest . I know for certain I’d want the Obama’s there because I’m obsessed with them. Larry David because he’s my favorite maniac, Meryl Streep because she’s perfect, Michael Jordan because he’s perfect and Sir Paul McCartney because he’s written so many of the greatest songs of all time . There are a lot more people I admire and adore who I’d want there, but I’ll stick with those for now.
Do you feel that chaos requires calm to survive? Or does chaos exist separately? How would you define chaos?
Chaos is a place I know well. She is the wild animal in a cage. She is the antithesis of Calm, but I guess they’re not really separate if they‘re at opposing ends of the same spectrum. I think the balance of having both is really quite necessary.
The color palette in the video reminds us of that dreamy moment at twilight, sort of nostalgic and surreal. Would you agree? What else informed the color palette?
I would definitely agree and I hold the director Casey Pierce (@plasticdiamonds) responsible! Due to the nature of what the song is about, the aesthetics in the video change as often as my mood does. Casey wanted to convey different feelings by manipulating color and light, which resulted in an emotionally synesthetic roller coaster ride.
Describe a moment or experience in time you've experienced a rebirth?
It’s funny you ask this because my new album (coming out sometime in 2020) is about just that. I think it’s really important to let go of aspects of your life that limit you. A really pivotal moment of rebirth for me was when I decided to quit drinking about 6 years ago. It just never worked for me which became even more obvious in hindsight, but changing that one thing made me an entirely better version of myself.
If this song were to go into a time capsule to be opened in 25 years, what else would go inside?
Whichever scrapbook/ journal I was working on when I wrote the song, face jewels, pink chomping teeth wind up toy, a stick of Palo Santo, fuzzy green hat from the video, probably a couple of polaroids, and definitely a big ole spliff.
Photographed by: Alysse Gafkjen
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