Pearl & the Puppets

Influenced by the avant-garde pop of Belle & Sebastian, Regina Spektor, and Feist, Pearl & the Puppets is essentially a solo vehicle for multi-instrumentalist Katie Sutherland. Born and raised in East Dunbartonshire, Sutherland was a classically trained woodwind musician before picking up the guitar at the relatively late age 19. Putting her ambition to be a primary school teacher on hold, she left her degree course at Glasgow University, landed a publishing contract with Warner Chappell, and signed deals with both Elton John's management company, Twenty-First Artists, and Uni...