We previously featured Kat Kikta as she shared a philosophical and poignant message on collective suffering with an optimistic edge on her single, Cherry Trees, so when we heard that the star was back with He Drives Me Crazy, we were curious to say the least, and couldn’t wait to listen and share our experience.
Drawing us in with spiritual toms and astral textures with birds tweeting, Kat Kikta opens He Drives Me Crazy with an ethereal and dimensional energy, like we are tripping into a cosmic dimensional. Her atmospheric vocals are sublime, detailed with celestial bell tones, an emerging Eastern beat and a narrative of a lived experience which feels both universally relatable yet dimensional.
Of course, the song is a gender swapped cover of She Drives Me Crazy, originally by British group Fine Young Cannibals, released as a single on January 1st, 1989, and included on the band’s album The Raw & The Cooked.
The song was particularly successful in the US where it hit Number 1 on the Billboard charts on April 15, 1989. It has been used in countless films and adverts, and Kat’s version has a very 2025 vibe with a mystical edge.
Kat Kikta‘s version could manifest a synch deal for a progressive Netflix series, or a scene from HBO”s Euphoria. It is sublime and psychedelic and needless to say, we are completely obsessed. Speaking on the release, Kat says “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t really love this song. I’ve made this track because I love the original so much that I had to touch it and play with it and find more ways to fall in love with the song. I wanted to re-frame its surroundings and gift it additional life, in another world.”
Naturally we have added Kat Kikta‘s version of He Drives Me Crazy to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS and TRIPPY playlists, whilst we anticipate the video release next week, and continue to stream the wider discography of the talented star, including Magic and Cherry Trees and the instrumental version of He Drives Me Crazy!