Test Card Girl

Active since 2020
Test Card Girl
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Test Card Girl

Test Card Girl’s Story

‘That has Manchester’s musical heritage running through it’
- Guy Garvey, Elbow

"Lush"
- John Kennedy, Radio X

Test Card Girl is a solo project by Manchester singer-songwriter Catherine Burgis. Having grown increasingly frustrated with an admin-based existence, Catherine performed her first gig as a solo artist in February 2020, with all subsequent gigs immediately being cancelled due to the dawning of the global pandemic. With live performance not possible, Catherine turned her attention to recording and released her first single 'Holds Me Down' in 2020. The single was picked up by BBC 6Music, Radio X, Absolute Radio and XS Manchester and she was named Steve Lamacq's BBC 6 Music 'One to Watch' in January 2021. Catherine received an Arts Council grant in 2021 and released her debut EP 'Fly' with producer Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios in September 2022. It features guest performances from drummer Andy Hargreaves (I Am Kloot), bass player Nathan Sudders (Miles Kane) and a track produced by Peter Jobson (I Am Kloot). Test Card Girl's music ranges from lo-fi bedroom pop to simple indie-folk songs, influenced by the standard-issue musical taste of a 90's Manchester teenager and an obsession with MIDI. After a couple of years out to have two children she’s back with new music in 2026 in memory of her best friend including ‘I Wanted to Call You Today’ with words commissioned from Manchester poet David Scott.

IMC Features

Test Card Girl’s Story

‘That has Manchester’s musical heritage running through it’
- Guy Garvey, Elbow

"Lush"
- John Kennedy, Radio X

Test Card Girl is a solo project by Manchester singer-songwriter Catherine Burgis. Having grown increasingly frustrated with an admin-based existence, Catherine performed her first gig as a solo artist in February 2020, with all subsequent gigs immediately being cancelled due to the dawning of the global pandemic. With live performance not possible, Catherine turned her attention to recording and released her first single 'Holds Me Down' in 2020. The single was picked up by BBC 6Music, Radio X, Absolute Radio and XS Manchester and she was named Steve Lamacq's BBC 6 Music 'One to Watch' in January 2021. Catherine received an Arts Council grant in 2021 and released her debut EP 'Fly' with producer Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios in September 2022. It features guest performances from drummer Andy Hargreaves (I Am Kloot), bass player Nathan Sudders (Miles Kane) and a track produced by Peter Jobson (I Am Kloot). Test Card Girl's music ranges from lo-fi bedroom pop to simple indie-folk songs, influenced by the standard-issue musical taste of a 90's Manchester teenager and an obsession with MIDI. After a couple of years out to have two children she’s back with new music in 2026 in memory of her best friend including ‘I Wanted to Call You Today’ with words commissioned from Manchester poet David Scott.

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