Reviews of Highways

"Philly's Kate Gaffney is not one of those wispy singer-songwriters who laments deep, deep troubles with a butterfly voice and wallflower melodies. The first plucked, brooding notes on her Highways EP let you know she's down there in the dust with the beaten down people she's singing about. Which makes sense; it's her personal pains and ponderings that propel most of the lyrics. Gaffney's voice walks a mysterious middle range, somewhere between the bluesy depths of Tracy Chapman and the white-wine clarity of Natalie Merchant. So, where other acoustic artistes try to take you on cross-country drives and into smoky bars with their helpless words alone, Gaffney can build to a roaring, soaring chorus and put you anywhere she wants." - Patrick Rapa, Philadelphia Citypaper, January 27, 2005

"On her fine new EP, Highways, Kate Gaffney combines smokey, blues-tinged vocals into good country-rock arrangements." – Michael Harrington, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2005

"An expressive vocalist and substantial song-scriber, Kate Gaffney celebrates the release of her nicely finessed EP.+ – Jon Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News, January 27, 2005

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Track List: Highways
1. The River
2. Plea To Be
3. Highways
4. Mosaic
5. What About Bob?
6. Forever With Me