AK Patterson unveils dark and gritty new single ‘Morticia’

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist AK Patterson kicks off 2025 with her latest offering ‘Morticia’—a brooding, rock-infused murder ballad that cements her place as one of the most fearless voices in alternative music.

Following the haunting, ethereal offering ‘I Don’t Know How To Die’, Patterson’s latest release takes a more visceral, hard-hitting turn. Recorded in pitch-black darkness with Charlie Andrew (alt-J, David Gilmour), ‘Morticia’ is gritty, intense, and unapologetically raw.

“I wanted to match the dark subject matter with the atmosphere of the studio,” says Patterson. “I got Adam Betts (Colossal Squid) on drums and Leon Itzler on bass, but every other sound you hear—that’s me. The coolest part? I transformed a concertina into a deep sub-bass by attaching a contact mic. It created this eerie, foreboding, foghorn-like drone.”