Article Contributed by Sarah J Frost
Published on 2026-04-26
Photo: Courtesy of Taylor Dallas Vidic
Taylor Dallas Vidic is an artist worth getting to know. Already respected in her native Juneau, Alaska, Vidic's debut double album Cat & Mouse is her introduction to a larger audience.
“Frankly, it's a hell of a way to say hello, as Cat & Mouse is as fine an album as will be released all year.”
— No Depression
“Haunting, stunning, and full of emotion" is how Western AF introduced singer-songwriter Taylor Dallas Vidic before the field recording of “Falling Out of Love,” captured in front of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska.
The natural wonder and Vidic's clear-toned vocals are almost as equally well-known in Vidic's hometown, where her soaring vocals and easy charisma are regularly celebrated.
Cat & Mouse, Vidic's debut album out today, is a two-sided declaration of who Vidic is as an artist, splitting her sound between jazz and Americana without compromise.
“Falling Out of Love” - Western AF
“These songs were written in my 20s, as I fell in and out of love in isolated communities where disappearing isn't an option,” Vidic says. “You learn to celebrate love for what it was—and to accept when it has to change into something else.”
Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, Vidic is well-known for the easy charisma she brings on and offstage. Vidic has grown into one of the region's most dynamic artistic forces.
“Being an Alaskan artist comes with real freedom,” Vidic says. “You have an audience that doesn't expect you to be just one kind of artist. That's been one of the greatest gifts of my career—I don't have to choose a single lane.”
“‘Muse’ lingers in the fleeting intensity of a connection shaped by distance and time. Blending jazz and Americana influences...It's a celebration of moments that exist beautifully because they cannot last.”
— Music N Gear
The duality of Cat & Mouse runs deep: two bands, two recording spaces, two genres, and two distinct visual aesthetics. To underscore the concept, Vidic revisits the title track in both musical worlds, shaping it to reflect each side of the album.
Orchestrated by Spencer Edgers, the album's first half was recorded at Frostline Studios in Anchorage with a dozen Alaska-based musicians.
The folk-rock “mouse” side took shape at Sage Arts outside Seattle, Washington, where a different ensemble of Alaskans delivered a complementary but unmistakably separate feel.
“I've been playing some of these songs for nearly a decade, so there's a real scrapbook quality to the album,” she says. “I'm calling old friends and collaborators and saying, ‘You helped get me here—come put your handprint, or a sick solo, on the finished product.’”
She is also a founding member of the Juneau-based Muskeg Collective, a brain trust of singer-songwriters who support one another in the creation of their own distinct work and albums.
The record features performances by fellow collective artists Josh Fortenbery and Andrew Heist of The Heists, further underscoring the deeply collaborative heart of the project.
Cat & Mouse Track List:
Falling Out of Love
Trash Birds
High
Bein' Free
Wet Tennis Shoes
In A Song
Cat & Mouse (C Side)
Twice A Day
Muse
In Your Arms
Better In Black
Stockades
Cat & Mouse (M Side)
