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'' had commented that Katydids were one of their tips for stardom in the 1990s. ''NME''s list also included

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, The Charlatans,

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and The Popinjays. However, after two unsuccessful albums, Reprise dropped Katydids and they split up until new Katydids music surfaced in 2014. After a long hiatus, Hug embarked on a solo career, releasing two EPs and an album. Her husband, Adam Seymour, played with

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shortly after Katydids broke up. The band has released two EPs on

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in 2014.

Albums

;''Katydids'' – Reprise 7599-26146-2 (1990) *Produced by

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EPs

;''Meet the Katydids'' (2014) *Hug/Seymour *running time: 17:15 #"Road to Love & Luck" #"Misery Love Company" #"Countdown to the Sun" #"This One to One" #"Tell Me Why" ;''Presents'' (2014) *Produced, mixed & performed by Susie Hug & Adam Seymour *running time: 13:31 #"Jingle Shake" #"Silver Jingle Bells" #"Bad Xmas" #"Glistening" #"Winter Snow is Falling" #"Calling Time"

Singles

All songs by Hug/Seymour except as noted ;"Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle" – Reprise W9758 (1989) #"Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle" #"Space Where Love Was" #"Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle" (Japanese) ;"Lights Out (Read My Lips)" – Reprise W9852 (1990) #"Lights Out (Read My Lips)" #"Disappointed" #"Another August Night" #"Lights Out (Read My Lips)" (Acoustic) ;"Seesaw" – Reprise W0051 (1991) #"Seesaw" #"Colour Me Gone" #" Peace Love & Understanding" (Nick Lowe) #"Seesaw" (acoustic) ;"The Boy Who's Never Found" – Reprise W0065 (1991) #"The Boy Who's Never Found" #"Charity Power" #"Faith to Change" (demo) #"Almost and Nearly" (acoustic) ;"Some Mysterious Sigh" – Reprise W0082 (1992) #"Some Mysterious Sigh" (remix edit) #"Forever Untold" #"Some Mysterious Sigh" (acoustic) #"Some Mysterious Sigh" (remix)

References

External links

Susie Hug
on Myspace
Archived 2003 interview with Susie Hug by Jason ThompsonMeet the Katydids (2014) EPThe Katydids Presents (2014) EP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Katydids Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 1991 English alternative rock groups