Fiery, vulnerable songs informed by heartbreak and whiskey alike” - Justin Jacobs

Relix Magazine

Americana singer/songwriter Sarah King portrait

2024 NAMM OFFICIAL SHOWCASE ARTIST
2023 GREAT RIVER FOLK FESTIVAL SINGER/SONGWRITER COMPETITION WINNER
2022 FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL SHOWCASE ARTIST
2021 NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Known for her powerhouse voice and "fiery, vulnerable songs," Sarah King creates thought-provoking, versatile Americana music. Her genuine stories about real-life emotions and situations also draw on classic folk-blues themes, balancing songs about the devil and booze with hard-won moments of reflection and acceptance. Her acclaimed 2021 EP The Hour, produced by Simone Felice and David Baron, earned her recognition as the New England Music Awards songwriter of the Year and performances at the 2022 Folk Alliance International and Philadelphia Folk festivals, as well as supporting slots for acts including Blues Traveler, The Steel Woods, Anders Osborne, & Nathan Graham. She won the Great River Folk Festival Singer/Songwriter Contest in 2023. 

King makes her long-awaited full-length solo debut with When It All Goes Down, exploring life’s seismic shifts via her singular strain of Gothic Americana. Produced, engineered, and arranged by David Baron (The Lumineers, Noah Kahan, Darren Kiely), the album sees King weaving classic rock ‘n’ roll, Southern soul, true country, and primal folk-blues into something inspiring and cathartic, deeply personal yet wholly universal. Fired by King’s spellbinding, seen-it-all vocals and rock solid rhythm guitar, When It All Goes Down is filled with songs that are haunting, oft-times harrowing, tales of impossible guilt and inconsolable grief, of raising hell (and the repercussions that follow), of how to stand face to face with the Devil himself yet somehow emerge bigger, better, and badder than before.

Equally at home in intimate, acoustic listening rooms or with her full band in big rock clubs, she delivers moments of light and darkness, angels and devils, badassery and brokenness, taking listeners on an energetic and sometimes emotional journey through stories of American life. A full-time touring musician since 2021, King often tours solo, enjoying the experience of shows that “feel a bit more like a conversation than a concert.” Fans of Chris Stapleton, Elle King, and Alabama Shakes will recognize a kindred spirit in Sarah King. 

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