The Hour by Sarah King

Sarah King sent a shot-in-the-dark email to Simone Felice (producer for the Lumineers, Jade Bird, and Matt Maeson) with a live performance video of “Nightstand.” He was impressed enough to invite her to his studio to record the track, followed by a second invitation to record the four other songs that now make up The Hour.

The songs range from gender-reversed murder ballads to a soul-country anthem inspired by AOC and her strength dealing with men belittling her to a chilling, live acoustic cover of Black Sabbath's anti-war classic War Pigs. Says King, "I didn't intend for this to be a political record, but it turned out to be precisely the political record I need to write. Turns out I have an awful lot to say about female empowerment, facing grief and death, and how I won't just stay inside the lines and do what others expect."

The Hour’s five tracks explore finding the strength to stand up to someone more powerful (“Poison”), confronting the fear of physical violence with revenge (“Nightstand”), finding freedom in death (“Cold Hard Ground), making peace with your dark deeds (“Not Worth the Whisky”), and the hypocrisy of war (“War Pigs”). Together, they are the promise that she will make her voice, and the voices of women everywhere, heard.

All songs (except War Pigs) one-stop, pre-cleared, master owned.
War Pigs master rights pre-cleared.

RIYL: Alabama Shakes, Dolly Parton, The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Adele

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.

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