In the artist's words:

"It's damn hard," laughs Karma Catena when asked if there is a right way to peel an orange. The title of her debut album "how to peel an orange", which will be released in September, is a metaphor for the method of self-discovery, or the lack thereof.

Her own process of musical self-discovery began at the age of 14, when she played in squats with her first punk band in her native Luxembourg. Shortly afterwards, the now 22-year-old wrote her first song as C'est Karma, in the absence of a birthday present for her little brother.

The three EPs that followed described her personal and artistic development, from songwriter with acoustic guitar ("YELLOW") to her first sound experiments in indie-pop guise ("Farbfilm") to a bold hyperpop-meets-avant-garde statement ("Amuse-Bouche").

It's this remarkable evolution, coupled with a wealth of experience performing internationally, whether in North America or across Europe, that gives Karma an impressive maturity and confidence. On this basis, C'est Karma manifest their distinct artistic identity in a debut album that celebrates contemporary pop music and culture as well as cultural diversity and community.

On "how to peel an orange", C'est Karma dissects her own history in three languages, explores her Portuguese heritage and processes individual and collective traumas. Musically inspired by strong women who have maintained their creative integrity in the music industry, such as Kate Bush, Imogen Heap, SOPHIE, Björk and Caroline Polachek.