Katydids (band)

Katydids

Company type	Musical group
Industry	Music
Founded	1980s
Founder	Susie Hug, Adam Seymour
Defunct	1991 (initial disbandment)
Fate	Disbanded in early 1990s; reformed in 2014
Key people	Susie Hug (vocalist), Adam Seymour (guitarist), Dan James (guitarist), David Hunter (bassist), Shane Young (drummer)
Products	Albums, EPs, singles

Katydids was a British musical group formed in the late 1980s, featuring vocalist Susie Hug and guitarist Adam Seymour, alongside Dan James on guitar, David Hunter handling bass duties, and Shane Young on drums. In December 1989, NME highlighted Katydids as one of the noteworthy emerging bands expected to make an impact in the 1990s, grouping them with contemporaries such as The Charlatans and Ride. Despite this initial acclaim, the band released two albums that failed to achieve commercial success, resulting in their contract with Reprise Records being terminated and the group disbanding until new material appeared in 2014.

Following the band's hiatus, Susie Hug embarked on a solo path, releasing two EPs and a full-length album, while Adam Seymour became a member of The Pretenders shortly after Katydids dissolved. The band resurfaced in 2014 with two EPs distributed via SoundCloud, marking their re-entry into the music industry.

Albums

Katydids – Reprise 7599-26146-2 (1990)

• Production by Nick Lowe
• Compositions credited to Hug/Seymour

1. "Heavy Weather Traffic"
2. "Stop Start"
3. "Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle"
4. "All Above Me"
5. "What Will the Angels Say?"
6. "Lights Out (Read My Lips)"
7. "Miss Misery"
8. "King of the World"
9. "Chains of Devotion"
10. "Dr. Rey"
11. "Growing Old"

Shangri-la – Reprise 7599-26626-2 (1991)

• Produced by Ray Shulman and Ian Broudie
• All tracks written by Hug/Seymour

1. "The Boy Who's Never Found"
2. "Almost and Nearly"
3. "Slip Away"
4. "Many of My Friends"
5. "Some Mysterious Sigh"
6. "Seesaw"
7. "Faith to Change"
8. "Always"
9. "Don't Think Twice"
10. "What's the Matter Here?"

EPs

Meet the Katydids (2014)

• Written by Hug/Seymour
• Duration: 17:15

1. "Road to Love & Luck"
2. "Misery Love Company"
3. "Countdown to the Sun"
4. "This One to One"
5. "Tell Me Why"

Presents (2014)

• Performed, produced, and mixed by Susie Hug & Adam Seymour
• Length: 13:31

1. "Jingle Shake"
2. "Silver Jingle Bells"
3. "Bad Xmas"
4. "Glistening"
5. "Winter Snow is Falling"
6. "Calling Time"

Singles

All compositions by Hug/Seymour unless otherwise noted

"Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle" – Reprise W9758 (1989)

1. "Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle"
2. "Space Where Love Was"
3. "Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle" (Japanese version)

"Lights Out (Read My Lips)" – Reprise W9852 (1990)

1. "Lights Out (Read My Lips)"
2. "Disappointed"
3. "Another August Night"
4. "Lights Out (Read My Lips)" (Acoustic version)

"Seesaw" – Reprise W0051 (1991)

1. "Seesaw"
2. "Colour Me Gone"
3. "Peace Love & Understanding" (Nick Lowe)
4. "Seesaw" (acoustic rendition)

"The Boy Who's Never Found" – Reprise W0065 (1991)

1. "The Boy Who's Never Found"
2. "Charity Power"
3. "Faith to Change" (demo version)
4. "Almost and Nearly" (acoustic)

"Some Mysterious Sigh" – Reprise W0082 (1992)

1. "Some Mysterious Sigh" (remix edit)
2. "Forever Untold"
3. "Some Mysterious Sigh" (acoustic version)
4. "Some Mysterious Sigh" (remix)

External links

• Susie Hug on Myspace
• Archived 2003 interview with Susie Hug
• Meet the Katydids (2014) EP
• The Katydids Presents (2014) EP