Kat Burns
Kat Elizabeth Burns is a Canadian musician known as KASHKA who was the lead songwriter and vocalist of Forest City Lovers. She is also a visual artist and voice over actor.
Career
Burns led folk-pop band Forest City Lovers from 2006 to 2012, releasing three full-length albums and one vinyl single with the band before their indefinite hiatus. In 2010, she started KASHKA as a side project and has since taken it on full-time. She has released two full-length albums and a number of singles under the "KASHKA" moniker. Burns is also involved in community organisations Girls Rock Camp Toronto and SKETCH.Discography
KASHKA
- Relax
- Port William Instrumentals
- Heavy Ghost single
- Bones EP
- Bound
- ''Vichada''
Forest City Lovers
Kat Burns
- ''For the Birds''
Guest appearances
- "Don't Go, Please" by Forest City Lovers on the Friends In Bellwoods compilation
- "Minneapolis" by Forest City Lovers on the Friends In Bellwoods II compilation
Music videos
KASHKA
- Body Like Lead directed by Stephanie Markowitz.
- Salmon Arms directed by Kat Burns.
- Never Had It directed by Daniel Tahmazian.
- Bloodlines directed by Adam Seward.
- Winter Light directed by Kat Burns.
- Vichada directed by Kat Burns.
Forest City Lovers
- Song for Morrie directed by Stuart A. McIntyre
- Pirates directed by Kat Burns.
- Tell Me, Cancer directed by Ryan Marr.
- If I Were A Tree co-directed by Jared Raab and Colin Medley
- Keep the Kids Inside directed by Isotoica
Awards
KASHKA
- ''Soundclash Music Awards 2013''
Forest City Lovers
- Verge Music Awards Artist of the Year 2011
- ''Verge Music Awards Album of the Year 2011''