K_anti : Tracks That Shaped My Sound

K_anti is a multidimensional singer/songwriter & producer from Nepal, who  grew up in the UK. She draws inspiration from her life, love and loss inspired by  her personal life experiences. We spoke to her about the tracks that shaped her sound.

Forever - Haim

Haim was one of my favourite bands - watching sisters synchronise drumming  was kinda life-changing. Every-time I hear ‘Forever’ it takes me back to a good  time. I also resonate with the fact they’re all sisters and I come from a family of  all sisters. Mild envy cus we never formed a band but yknow in another life.  

Grimes- IDORU

Grimes is the goat. I love how she produces her own stuff, it’s what pushed me  to learn. One of my favourite song’s is ‘IDORU’. I love how it captures the feeling  of crushing so hard on a person that it humbles you. ‘I admire you, I adore you’ I  think to love someone like this is to be free. I’ve always found something so free  and pure in her work, she’s an anomaly in the Music Industry, in the best  possible way.  

Jóga - Björk

I really look up to Björk but when I was younger I never really got her music. My  producer friend kept telling me to check her out and I knew a few songs ‘It’s oh  so quiet’ ‘Venus as a Boy. But Björk was a slow burn, once I warmed up to her it  was utter adoration and love. I watched the interview where she talked about her lyrics for Jóga and how she came about writing them. I love watching  videos of musicians explaining their process cus it inspires me a lot. I think she  said something like she’d written it about her best friend and what their  friendship meant to her. I thought that was so beautiful. I think musicians put a  piece of themselves in each of their works the same way artists do. In Jóga you  can hear how powerful Björk is as a composer, a lyricist and a producer. I’d  often listen to Jóga on my hikes and feel like I was there with Björk on top of a  mountain somewhere in Iceland. ‘Emotional landscapes they puzzle me’ made  me think of my home country, and our Himalayan landscapes. I miss Nepal and  love it dearly. 

Paper Bag - Fiona Apple 

I listened to this song a lot when I moved to Canterbury. I knew I was sort of running away from something but I couldn’t put it to words. Paperbag did that  for me. I think everything feels so big in your 20’s but when you take a step  back you see that nothing is really all that big or important. We’re always  looking for ways to fix things but most of the time, life just needs time to  resolve itself. You’ll always end up going where you need to go. Song’s are like  teacher’s to me, lost love letters, pearls of wisdom. That’s what I feel listening  to Fiona Apple. It’s so personal, so conversational and real. I feel like I’m there  with her or she’s here with me. It’s also one of the best music videos of all time.