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Artist: Sara Melson
Album: Dirty Mind
Label: Nettwerk Records
Playtime: 40:59 min
Genre: Folk
URL:
Rip date: 2008-02-25
Street date: 2008-02-26
Size: 57.90 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 188 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Featuring "Feel It Coming" from Greys' Anatomy
and "Dirty Mind" and "Never Been Hurt" from South of Nowhere
Sara Melson grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana, the child of two professors,
in a house crammed full of books. ôIÆd spend hours in my room writing. I have
stacks of journals, full of lyrics, poems, random bits of stories,ö Sara
says. She was also obsessed with her parentsÆ record collection, memorizing
every note and word of her favorite records: The Stones, The Beatles, James
Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, The Band, Neil Young, Bowie, and Van Morrison.
Classically trained on the piano, Sara taught herself the guitar. ôI started
on acoustic, and was itching to rock,ö she says. ôPretty soon I had a really
loud amp and a bunch of pedals, and began making lots of noise. I could only
play the proverbial three chords at first, but was putting my words to music
almost immediately. Interestingly, it was through discovering guitar that I
realized I could actually write my own songs on the piano as well, instead of
being wedded to reading off of sheet music.ö
Sara began recording first on four track, then on eight track. ôWhen I write
a song, I canÆt sleep until itÆs recorded. I donÆt know if IÆm fatalistic,
but if something happened to me, nobody would ever hear it. As soon as I get
it down, I feel better.ö In 2003, she released Five Song EP, self-produced at
home and in the studios of friends. Launch/Yahoo made it a Top Ten Pick in
its Cool as Folk Radiocast. Songs from the EP aired on Indie 103.1, XM
Satellite Radio, and KCRW, and were featured in the ABC television show Men
In Trees, the new Viacom show South Of Nowhere, and the independent film
Spectres. Meanwhile, gigs both solo and with various band incarnations
allowed Sara the opportunity to hone her sound and clarify her own voice.
ôOne of the best compliments IÆve ever received,ö she says, ôwas when someone
told me that I donÆt sing like anybody else.ö
Sara has shared the stage with the BRMC, Juliana Hatfield, Ben Lee, Jill
Sobule, Ian Ball, Marjorie Faire, and Mojave 3. She was a featured artist at
the Midwest Music Summit, and was sponsored on an acoustic tour of Japan. Two
days after finishing her self-produced full-length album, a friend brought
her to a party at Nettwerk Records, where she met CEO Terry McBride. The two
bonded over their shared love of yoga and music, and McBride asked to hear
her songs. He passed them along to his creative partner Mark Jowett, and
Nettwerk picked up the album for worldwide release.
With her self-produced debut album Dirty Mind in stores February 26th, Sara
is ready to hit the road, both solo and with her band. ôI want to let my
music take me wherever it wants to go,ö she says. ôOn record, you capture a
unique moment in time. ItÆs amazing and beautiful to have that documented,
but IÆm constantly evolving beyond that as an artist, as a singer and as a
player. If you come to see me live expecting to hear just whatÆs on the
record, youÆre going to be pleasantly surprised."
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01. Feel It Coming ( 4:16)
02. Anywhere Anytime ( 2:44)
03. Never Been Hurt ( 3:00)
04. Hard Pressed ( 2:55)
05. Dirty Mind ( 2:59)
06. Turquoise Sky ( 3:18)
07. Rise Up ( 3:12)
08. Fall Down ( 3:06)
09. Don't You Wanna Know ( 2:35)
10. Happy Endings ( 3:40)
11. Nuclear Sun ( 2:59)
12. Birthday Prayer ( 3:07)
13. Turquoise Sky (Acoustic) ( 3:08)
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