Catherine Elms Releases Medusa, a Dark Alternative Anthem

We’re not robots. We bleed, we break. We stare at the ceiling at 3 AM wondering why we feel like a cracked mirror. And still reflecting, though only in fragments. Catherine Elms gets that. To be clear, she lives that. And with her latest release, “Medusa,” she’s ripping the emotional duct tape off and showing you what it means to embrace your darkness like it’s a long-lost lover. This is myth with teeth – sharp, raw, and staring straight through you. A retelling that bares its fangs and holds your stare. And I’m pretty sure Medusa sinks them in and twists.

Catherine Elms “Medusa” – Embrace the Monster, Baby

Catherine Elms, the Welsh dark alternative singer-songwriter and pianist, builds emotional warzones—tracks that drag you in, rip you open, and leave you wrecked in some quiet aftershock. And “Medusa” is the first flare fired into the night sky to announce her upcoming second album. It’s deep, dirty, hypnotic. Built on a pulsing piano bassline that feels like it’s dragging you under. And you’ll thank it.

This track pulls you straight into feeling. Elms’s vocals carry the weight of ghosts, part confession, part spell. They scald. They comfort. Think late-night heartbreak, mythological rage, and that one time you looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize yourself – and liked it. She calls it “dark, sexy, and a little eerie.” She’s being modest. This is the kind of track that makes you want to light a candle and burn down the parts of yourself you’ve been pretending didn’t exist.

Who Told You to Hide That?

“Medusa is about finding empowerment in the parts of yourself you were told to hide,” Elms explains. “The messy, jealous, or dark emotions that make us human.“

Translation? Stop apologizing for not being a saint. Embrace the chaos. There’s strength in vulnerability, and there’s poetry in the parts of you that you usually zip up and stash behind a polite smile. This track spins the infamous myth into a modern gospel. For every human who’s been told to tone it down, shut up, or stay small. Catherine turns the ancient curse into a crown. She wants you to meet your inner monster, and throw her a party.

From the Shadows, A Soundtrack

Written by Elms herself, Medusa digs in with bare hands and unwashed truth. She handles the vocals and piano like someone performing open-heart surgery on themselves in front of a live audience. Chris Stagg takes care of the guitars, bass, mixing, and mastering, wrapping the track in that velvet rope of power. Drums by Tim Trotter give it heartbeat, fury, and finesse.

Released on April 4, 2025, Medusa moves as a declaration, dragging myth through modern veins. And with it, Elms sharpens the edges of her already striking artistry. Imagine Kate Bush and Tori Amos trading secrets over a piano in the middle of a thunderstorm, and Fiona Apple handed her a notebook soaked in stormwater. That’s the ballpark. But make no mistake – Catherine Elms leaves a mark, sharp, deliberate, entirely her own.

Her debut album “I Have Seen It, I Do Not Feat It” already turned heads in the dark alternative scene. With Medusa, she moves further into a world of sound – one shaped by blood, steeped in myth, and heavy with the weight of becoming. One where you win by owning everything they told you to bury. Catherine Elms walks through the door of your soul, kicks off her boots, turns on the record player, and whispers, “It’s okay. You’re allowed to feel this.”

Welcome to the world of Catherine Elms. Bring your shadows. Trace her footsteps across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify – wherever the signal reaches. But move quick – there’s thunder in the distance, and Medusa has only just begun to stir.

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