Beach Angel, aka Kate O'Brien, is a New Orleans-based singer-songwriter and guitarist known for a blend of country, bluegrass, girl-grunge, and 90s indie rock influences. Since launching her solo career in 2019, she has crafted a sound that mixes heartfelt folk storytelling with the energetic edge of rock. In 2021 she introduced Beach Angel as a full band, and since then the group has stretched its genre versatility across a range of releases.
The band performs regularly in New Orleans, including a monthly residency at the Maple Leaf Bar, and has completed two Southwest tours plus festival appearances at Fête du Void and Moonshadow in Louisiana and In a Jam Down By the River in New Braunfels, Texas. She has released a full-length EP and several singles since 2019, with the full-length album LoveBender No. 9 in the works.
She has released a full-length EP and several singles since 2019, with the full-length album LoveBender No. 9 in the works, and continues to perform regularly in New Orleans, including her monthly residency at the Maple Leaf Bar.
