To listen to Sarah King’s EP The Hour is to step into a dark and twisted world. It doesn’t last long but has a lasting impact: In five songs and 16 minutes, she puts gaslighting men on blast, delivers two…

Sarah King owns a startlingly powerful voice and her songs inhabit the dark side of Americana, with gritty murder ballads and feminist anthems with her atmospheric voice and rhythmic blues guitar. King says, “I always say my influences are bourbon…

Sarah King talks studying opera, touring with metal bands, just how dark her music really is and performs songs from her new EP. Check out the interview & live performances on WVTF here: https://www.wvtf.org/post/sarah-king?fbclid=IwAR2N82ZxpHd9C1T7UAYhJTAcKBZNUx50dEEaUBHkjY8QlMcazY6-I3J2zgs#stream/0

If you've been watching the news lately, all eyes have been on Minneapolis. Langen of Girl at the Rock Shows reviewed The Hour this week: "Things are still very tense up here in Minneapolis and they are sure to only…

Declan Culliton notes "her self-written songs are every bit as powerful and in your face as the vocals that transport them." Read the full review in a roundup including heavy hitter Charlie Crockett - here: https://www.lonesomehighway.com/music-reviews/2021/4/8/new-album-reviews?fbclid=IwAR1BvIfVbwFlGPMOjcYlUXi8hzqeFDSC1VQ6ma_dmvGpMvBSqAcbzfh2Q94

Sal at NYS Music gave "The Hour" a very in-depth and detailed review, noting "Singer-songwriter Sarah King has released her debut EP, The Hour, a splendid, soulful voyage to the darkest corners of Americana.  It’s the perfect showcase for her…

Jason Scott of American Songwriter writes "“Not Worth the Whisky” samples her solo debut new EP, The Hour, and its witchy conjurings accentuates the blue-rock foot-stomp. As far as murder ballads go, it’s merciless. You walked into the fire /…

Rachel of Adobe & Teardrops reviews The Hour: "King’s powerful voice transcends the music, illustrating the strength we all need to persevere." Read the full review here: https://adobeandteardrops.com/2021/03/review-sarah-king-the-hour.html

Alan Fitter of Americana UK reviews The Hour: "‘The Hour’ is a superb debut release from Sarah King – let’s hope there’s a lot more to come.. 8/10" - read the full review online here: https://americana-uk.com/sarah-king-the-hour

The Addison Independent did a great in-depth interview & feature on the stories behind The Hour: "This album takes King's big-voice, soulful country style and tunes it a little darker with raw, emotive lyrics that expose trials of King's life."

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Kristen at Seven Days reviewed The Hour today - nailing the themes and emotions that went into creating it. "King's storytelling, signature themes and strong point of view are intact for the long haul." Read the whole review here: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/sarah-king-the-hour/Content?oid=32559582

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Burlington Free Press did a great roundup today of new Vermont music. Check out the full list here: https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/entertainment/2021/03/16/vermont-music-just-came-out-new-releases-2021/4716011001/?fbclid=IwAR2lMwN53Ty9T20DQ_nI1QGSWs67StBqcUwQfmamrNv9NNg6LwyOomkDGgM

Ray Padgett of County Tracks says "Sarah King’s murder ballad “Nightstand” topped our year-end songs list in 2020, and “Not Worth the Whisky” brings the same dark gothic-Americana energy. True Detective should license these songs. If the shitty dude being…

Bill of The Rocking Magpie, an Americana music site based in the UK, got a preview of The Hour and wrote an amazing review. "Absolutely brilliant[...], definitely the dark side of Americana. [...] A gem of an EP delivered, genuinely…

NWTW was featured in the Writer's Room Roundup this week! Check it out here: https://www.the-writersroom.com/single-post/16th-february-news-round-up-and-recommendations

NWTW was included in last week's roundup on One Chord to Another. Check out the full list here: https://www.onechord.net/2021/02/14/octa-music-weekly-episode-122/

Honored to have NIGHTSTAND named the #1 Best Vermont Song of 2020 - what a way to start the week! Read & listen to the full roundup here: http://countytracks.com/2020/12/the-best-vermont-songs-of-2020/

Cover Me, a blog dedicated to cover songs, reviewed War Pigs this morning. Says contributor Riley Haas, "Sarah King has decided to ignore nearly everything about what makes “War Pigs” iconic [...] “War Pigs” is now a classic protest…

Grace Potter released a new video for Eachother including fans from around the world. Sarah King comes in at 2:08 for the chorus, also including Devon Gilfillian (who headlined the Philly Folk Fest the day Sarah played this summer). Read…

County Tracks is back with the monthly roundup of the best songs from October. I'm in great company with this 14-song list, and I hope you enjoy hearing what else made the cut. Check out the full list here: http://countytracks.com/2020/10/the-best-new-songs-of-october/

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Ray Padgett of County Tracks wrote a poignant, detailed review of NIGHTSTAND and how it fits into the alternative folk landscape, what inspired it, and why the message is important to share in today's society. 

Dave Beech of When The Horn Blows just gave a spot-on review of NIGHTSTAND, describing it as "dark and soulful...a welcome 21st century update to a genre that predates most." Check out the full review here: https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2020/10/13/sarah-king-nightstand

Join me today at noon on the Burlington Free Press page for an interview about Nightstand along with a live performance! 

Read all about it here. 

2020 has been quite the year, for a variety of reasons, and this summer has been filled with surprises: I'm officially performing at the 59th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival on Friday, August 14th! As they've noted, this year the show…

Vermont Public Radio recently created a new local music showcase on Saturday nights. Our song "The Gun" was featured on July 11th and you can check out the episode here.