18.09.11 Sarabeth Tucek + Support: Nathalie Stern
“ALL HAIL THE NEW QUEEN OF FOLKY TORCHSONG” – MOJO (4 STARS) “STUNNING DEBUT” – UNCUT (4 STARS) “A DUSKY, DESERT-FOLK GEM” – THE TIMES “ABSOLUTELY AMAZING: 8/10″ - NME “YOU MAY HAVE JUST FOUND YOUR NEW COMEDOWN QUEEN. LET EVERY GENTLE NOTE AND PIERCING WORD MOVE YOU SLOWLY AND SURELY TO TEARS” – TIME OUT “AN EXTREMELY FINE PIECE OF WORK FROM THIS EXTRAORDINARILY PROMISING NEWCOMER” – THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY “AMAZINGLY ACCOMPLISHED” – SUNDAY TIMES “HER RICH, SAD VOICE MAKES HER RISE ABOVE THE PACK” – DAILY TELEGRAPH “SOMETHING FOR YOU – THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SINGLE OF THE YEAR” – NME
Sarabeth Tucek grew up in New York, the daughter of a psychiatrist and psychologist. Originally her calling was acting, until after a few years in Hollywood her singing and songwriting was encouraged by many in the music scene she fell in with. Her first musical collaboration was with Bill Callahan on Smog’s “Supper” in 2003. She can be seen performing a song she had only just written called “Something For You” in the film “DiG”, which went on to win best documentary at Sundance in 2004. The subject of the film, Brian Jonestown Massacre, soon covered the song on their “We Are The Radio” EP in 2005. The UK label Sonic Cathedral released her first 45, the definitive recording of “Something For You”, which became single of the week twice on Steve Lamacq’s influential BBC radio show. Produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams) and Luther Russell (Richmond Fontaine, Noah & The Whale), her eponymous debut record was released in 2007 on Echo to rapturous reviews, leading to shows with artists like Bob Dylan, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Her second single “Nobody Cares” was named one of the top songs of 2008 by the London Times and sold-out shows followed for the next few tours.
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