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Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night (2009)

Sarah Blasko’s third album 'As Day Follows Night' showcases her ongoing development as a singer and songwriter, writes ADAM D MILLS.

The past couple of years have been a period of exponential growth for Sarah Blasko. Just as her second full-length album What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have was a massive step forward from debut The Overture and the Underscore, album number three As Day Follows Night showcases her rapid and ongoing development as a songwriter and performer.

Recorded in Stockholm with producer Björn Yttling (known to the world as one third of Peter, Björn and John), As Day Becomes Night sees Blasko step outside her comfort zone, utilising a new sonic palette drenched in jazz-influenced percussion and double bass and augmented by little more than the occasional flourish of piano or strings. Guitar figures very slightly here: it’s only notable appearance is the flamenco-esque acoustic that drives the heartbreaking ‘Is My Baby Yours?’. The spaciousness of the arrangements leaves plenty of room for Blasko’s voice, which is just as well, because it’s her best performance committed to tape yet.

Though there’s a distinct playfulness to tracks like ‘Hold On My Heart’ and ‘Over & Over’, As Day Becomes Night feels quite dark overall. The austerity of the instrumentation combined with Blasko’s intensely personal, deeply searching lyrics, make it much heavier going than either of its predecessors. That said, it’s not a gloomy album, or one that’s difficult album to digest. Opener ‘Down on Love’, with it’s almost Danny Elfman-esque arrangement for piano and strings, is a warm and welcoming invitation to the record, while the likes of ‘We Won’t Run’ and ‘I Never Knew’ are among the most affectingly gorgeous songs in Blasko’s oeuvre. But it is a challenging album and more... -Source

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All about
Sarah Blasko

Name : Sarah Blasko
Birth Name : Sarah Blasko
Birth Date : September 23, 1976
Birth Place : Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sex : Female
Nationality : Australian
Hair Color : Black
Eye Color : Gray
Zodiac Sign : Virgo
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : White
Profession : Musician
Years Active : 2002 – Present
Labels : Dew Process (Australia); Low Altitude Records (US)
Major Genres : Indie Rock, Indie Pop
First Major Screen Credit : RocKwiz (2006)
Sister : Kate Halcrow
Claim to Fame : For her album "What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have" (2006)
Representative Albums : What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have, The Overture & the Underscore
Favorite Movie : Annie Hall
Favorite Songs : Blondie - Heart of glass, Olivia Newton John - Xanadu, Divinyls - Science Fiction, Frente - Ordinary Angels, Sonic Youth - Kool thing, PJ Harvey - Send his love to me, Susanna vega - tom's diner, Mazzy Star - Fade into you, Bjork - All is full of love, Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in love
Official Website : www.sarahblasko.com

Sarah Blasko (born September 23, 1976) is an ARIA Award winning Australian musician. She was born in Sydney soon after her family returned from French-speaking Réunion where her parents had been missionaries. An original and largely self-reliant musical artist, Blasko is known for her writing and production skills, as well as her unique voice and stage presence.

Early history

Blasko was first heard in the mid-1990s fronting Sydney band, Acquiesce, after an initial tour of France with founding members Dave Hemmings, Paul Camilleri, and her sister Kate Halcrow. With material written by Blasko and Camilleri, they recorded a single and an EP with producer Hugh Wilson, receiving some local attention.

Solo career

In 2002, Sarah decided to go solo. Material for the Prelusive EP - a result of initial explorative collaborations with Wilson but fully realised with Nick Schneider and Steve Francis - was originally recorded as demos. However, after becoming disillusioned with the indecisiveness and lack of solid commitment from the labels she met with, Blasko decided to release and promote the material independently. With the financial assistance of then-manager Craig New, she also produced a music video for the leading track, “Your Way”.

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