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kate sikora . picture by kimiko kaburaki . -lsb- http://www.katesikora.com katesikora.com -rsb- the loyal we 2005 - present phantom signals contrarede 200 x 130 kate sikora
 05 september 1980 solo_singer indie rock alternative rock new jersey kate sikora
kate sikora

kate sikora is an american singer songwriter from new jersey .
in 2005 she released her debut album `` grace in rotation '' .
the album drew comparisons to the music of kristin hersh , sheryl crow and liz phairname = `` metropolis review '' > but other artists known to have inspired sikora include cat power and 90 's american indie band neutral milk hotel -lsb- http://www.citybelt.org/citybelt/2006/08/day_job_kate_si.html .
shortly after releasing the album in america , sikora moved to japan and joined forces with lindsey leuders to form `` the loyal we '' .
their indie folk music caught the attention of japanese record label `` contrarede '' and they released their debut album `` homes '' in january 2010 .
in september 2009 sikora 's solo album `` grace in rotation '' was rereleased in japan on the same label .
the album received positive reviews in japan and she became the first female foreign musician to perform on the rookie a go go stage at the fuji rock festival .
soon after she began working with glaswegian producer david naughton and in december 2010 she released aparto , on `` phantom signals records '' .
the ep went on to form the basis of her second album , `` just enough space '' .
the album was released in november 2012 by japanese indie label and records -lsb- http://cookiescene.jp/2012/10/kate-sikorajust-enough-space-r.php] , and included notable performances from british instrumentalist nick duffy , japanese bassist takeshi horikoshi -lrb- oceanlane , olde worlde -rrb- , and drummer yoshinari kishida , who performs with shugo tokumaru .
sikora is currently performing in japan and recently shared the stage with liz phair .
