Sarah June - In Black Robes

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 11 Feb, 2010.

Sarah June is a solo singer/songwriter born in Detroit now based in San Francisco. Musically she can be safely categorised as a gothic folk composer with her voice sharing a little in common with Alison Shaw of Cranes and Johanna Newsom. The songs are made up of a single vocal and acoustic guitar with all tracks recorded at home for that intimate, sincere vibe. With a fragile, child-like vocal approach and a guitar style that appears to be infused with jazz, classical and folk influences, Sarah June's music is both interesting as well as deeply personal which makes for a great listen. Become absorbed in the poetic nature of Sarah's lyrical style or just enjoy the sweet guitar playing technique, or do both...it's up to you.

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We first found out about Sarah June when she sent us a copy of her first album
This Is My Letter To The World (2008) on our friend Timothy Renner’s Hand
Eye label. When Timothy shifted his focus to Stone Breath & Sarah June was
looking for a label we were happy to add her to the Silber roster. Goth folk,
wyrd folk, & attic core are some terms that can easily be thrown at her music;
but we just prefer to call it good. Oh, & the comparison of her voice to Alison
Shaw’s (Cranes) is inevitable.
As a child, Sarah June avidly played piano & guitar. She began writing songs as a young teen.
At 18 she dropped out of school to pursue music, playing live in Chicago & Detroit before
settling in San Francisco. Sarah June’s music is largely inspired by the haunting images of
urban wasteland of her youth in Detroit. She records her songs alone in her apartment, being
careful to capture sincere & intimate recordings. Her signature sound is a uniquely fragile &
childlike voice, vivid storytelling in her lyrics, & a classical/jazz inspired guitar style.
Sarah June’s sophomore album In Black Robes is a fitting reply to her first release - more
distinctly personal & more intricate in musicianship. Her strangely fragile yet rich voice
floats over guitar that is hypnotically simple, yet unexpectedly intricate. She effortlessly
draws the listener in with visual & metaphor-rich songs focused on unique & timeless
themes of death, love, & loss. Thirteen songs filled with ghosts & late-afternoon sunlight.
Moments of past lives & dreams captured in music.