Alpha Cat is a singer on top of her game. Find out why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird with this song!
Elizabeth McCullough, professionally known in the music industry as Alpha Cat, is a woman of many talents. Photographer, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer are merely a few of her many gifted skills.
Mockingbird is the second single from Alpha Cat’s current album, Thatched Roof Glass House, and was recorded with the help of Fred Smith (Blondie and the band Television), guitarist Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams, John Mayer), Reggie McBride (Elton John) and Chris Butler (The Waitresses) on bass, Jason Harrison Smith (Albert Lee, Kelly Sweet, Ian Andersen), co-producer Jon Mattox and mastered by post-production legend Brett (Cosmo) Thorngren.
Alpha Cat is influenced by Dionne Warwick, Bob Newhart, the Beatles, Carole King, Motown, Led Zeppelin, Monty Python, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Petty, the Cure, Prince, the Pretenders, Beck, Nirvana, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Connect with Alpha Cat via her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud, the Aqua Marine Records website, and her press contact website.
Alpha Cat’s “Mockingbird,” along with the rest of Thatched Roof Glass House could be purchased on Apple Music and CD Baby.
Review: “Mockingbird” starts by catching your ear with a guitar riff that turns into an accompaniment for Elizabeth’s strong and soulful voice. The first line of the song, “Black sheep, too deep, can’t sleep,” instantly caught my attention and set the tone of the song perfectly. The lyrics give a vibe of a person who can’t seem to get the attention they long for because they don’t fit in. The drums kick in and your toes instantly start tapping to the beat as Elizabeth’s beautiful voice offers you a melody that gets you singing along. The chorus hits with increased energy and even more memorable lines; easily, the most unforgettable line of the song is “Be yourself or be loved.” This line presents the listener with an ultimatum, a choice to be yourself or be adored. It’s a conundrum that we all have been faced with growing up and trying to belong. “Shoot the messenger if you don’t want to hear the news,” and “Stay away from him if you don’t wanna catch the blues” are other notable and interesting lyrics. Overall, the song has a Fleetwood Mac quality in the music and with Elizabeth’s voice sharing similar haunting beauty as Stevie Nicks. If you are a fan of soulful singers with melodies that will follow you in your dreams and waking life, if you enjoy folk/indie/alternative rock, if you like good music, then you need Alpha Cat’s “Mockingbird” in your playlist now!
