Katy Eggleton sings with honesty. In an age of vocal gymnastics, she honors the strong melodies of her songs with a pure and direct delivery. Believable and trustworthy, her comfortable voice sounds like she's about to let us in on a fond secret.

On the stage Katy takes charge with the poise of someone far older than her years. Off-stage she is deeply concerned for others.This makes her a watchful observer—a precious gift in a songwriter.

In her lyrics she makes use of careful and quirky observations to paint memorable scenes and characters. Her songs show us sides of ourselves we might not have noticed or appreciated. She notices and appreciates. At 16, Katy Eggleton is already making relevant contemporary music, so it might surprise one to learn that a scroll through her iPod playlists hardly reveals a single female singer/role model. She identifies with the music of male alternative rock bands, and she is fashioning her own uniquely feminine brand to mingle with them on the airwaves. Like many of the bands she listens to, she has one foot squarely in the moment and the other planted in a rich musical past. From The Format all the way back to the Beatles, The Killers back to ELO, Katy moves gracefully and with a long musical gait.