Kate Earl, born Kate Joy Smithson, October 8, 1981 "Katie" to Charles and Pomposa Smithson in Anchorage, Alaska is a Filipino American singer-songwriter, now based in Los Angeles. Her debut album, Fate Is The Hunter, was released on May 10, 2005. She has garnered moderate airplay with her single, "Officer". Kate's music has been likened to that of Björk, Joni Mitchell, and Fiona Apple. Her songs have a similar jazzy-soul feel and progression to them. However, Earl's influences also trace back to her late father's old warped wartime records. (Her song "Sweet Sixteen" seemingly incorporates a sample of one, cleverly used as a background instrument.) Comparisons to her Alaskan musical predecessor, Jewel, are inevitable. Kate's parents, Chuck and Pompi, owned and operated the Circle S gas station on North Birchwood Loop Road, where Kate also worked. Thus, she became known as "the girl from the gas station." During this time, Kate d