Kelsy Karter & The Heroines Love Made Me Do It vinyl is the debut full-length from one of the more genuinely interesting rock bands to emerge from the London underground scene in recent years, pressed here on clear vinyl through Licorice Pizza Records (catalog LPR 33).
Who Kelsy Karter & The Heroines Are
Kelsy Karter is a self-described “mutt,” raised across New Zealand, Australia, England, and America, which goes a long way toward explaining why her voice and songwriting resist easy categorization. She is fronting a band of British players: guitarist Matthew Peach, drummer Sebastian Boyse, and bassist Tommy Gent. That combination, an internationally shaped frontwoman working with a tight, road-worn British rhythm section and lead guitarist, gives the band a particular tension. There is the grit and physicality of the UK rock tradition pulling against something rawer and more geographically unmoored in Karter herself. The result is a band that sounds like it earned its sound rather than assembling one from references.
About the Kelsy Karter & The Heroines Love Made Me Do It Vinyl
Love Made Me Do It is the vehicle that brings all of that together on record. Released through Licorice Pizza Records, a label with a clear appetite for rock acts with personality and bite, this LP is cataloged as LPR 33. The album title signals the kind of emotional directness that runs through Karter’s songwriting approach. This is not a band burying its intentions in abstraction. The record leans into the feelings that make people do reckless, devoted, complicated things, and the band plays accordingly.
Why This Pressing Belongs in Your Collection
The clear vinyl pressing is the reason to seek this specific copy out. Clear pressings exist in smaller quantities than standard black, and on a debut LP from a band on an independent label, the production run is not going to be large regardless. Clear vinyl also rewards the collector who actually plays their records. Watching the grooves spin on a transparent pressing gives you the mechanics of the whole thing in plain view, which suits a band this transparent about what they are doing musically. Licorice Pizza Records is an independent operation, which means distribution is not infinite and repress decisions are not made lightly. If you have been following Karter since her earlier work or you are simply a collector who prioritizes independent rock with genuine transatlantic character, this pressing, on clear wax, catalog LPR 33, is the format to own it on.
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