“King entices and mesmerizes, freezing you in your tracks, and you won’t be able to escape.” - Jason Scott
2022 FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL SHOWCASE ARTIST
2021 NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
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NEMA's 2021 Songwriter of the Year Sarah King inhabits the dark side of Americana, creating "high-powered blues-Americana-rock" (Burlington Free Press) anchored by her atmospheric voice and rhythmic blues guitar. Her music is for the lost and lonely, when the twist of a knife is what keeps the pain at bay, and a song can lead to redemption. Her 2021 debut EP The Hour, produced by Simone Felice and David Baron (The Lumineers, Jade Bird), marks her stunning arrival with "Nightstand" named 2020's #1 Best Song in Vermont by County Tracks. King's live show crackles with energy and devil-may-care attitude, earning her support slots for Blues Traveler in 2022, The Steel Woods in 2021, an official showcase at Folk Alliance International in 2022, performances at the 2020 and 2021 Philadelphia Folk Festival, a main stage slot at Black Bear Americana Fest 2021, and a place on 2021's Vermont Roots Roadshow.
PRESS
"Atmospheric and haunted folk...with touches of soul and gospel” - Ray Padgett, County Tracks
"Sarah King owns a startlingly powerful voice" - Art Edelstein, Rutland Herald
"Merciless...she sings with a venomous tongue” - Jason Scott, American Songwriter
"A splendid, soulful voyage to the darkest corners of Americana" - Sal Cataldi, New York State Music
“A five-song suite of hard-hitting soul drenched Americana” - Declan Culliton, Lonesome Highway
“Bold feminist voice and dark storytelling” - Kristen Ravin, Seven Days
“Sarah King’s tracks on The Hour feel somehow secret and special, something you might gladly discover walking into the back room of a darkened pub, a spell to be woven.” Simone Felice, producer & musician