Dead Sara
Dead Sara | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, post-hardcore, post-punk |
| Members | Emily Armstrong (vocals, guitar) Siouxsie Medley (guitar, vocals) Sean Friday (drums, percussion) Chris Null (bass guitar, vocals) |
| Website | http://www.deadsara.com |
Dead Sara is a hard rock band from Los Angeles, mostly known for their single "Weatherman".[1]
History
Emily Armstrong began singing at age 15, originally as a singer-songwriter.[2] Emily met Siouxsie Medley, a punk rock music fan, through a mutual friend and discovered that Siouxsie owned and "used to play" a guitar.[2] Eventually the two began jamming.[3]
In 2008, the band released a 6 track EP titled The Airport Sessions.[4]
After going through a number of drummers and bassists, Emily and Siouxsie took "a little bit of time off [to get their] heads straight".[2] After finding Sean Friday and Chris Null, the band began to find success.
In 2011, when singer Grace Slick was asked by Wall Street Journal which female singers she admires, her response was Emily Armstrong.[5]
The band's name is sometimes mistakenly attributable to an unsolved murder case from 1949 Britain in which a female, sharing the lead singer's name Emily Armstrong, was found beaten to death at her place of work. She was subsequently nicknamed "Dead Sara". The true derivation of the band's name stems from misheard and/or misunderstood lyrics of the Fleetwood Mac song "Sara" and has been confirmed by band members Emily Armstrong and Siouxsie Medley in numerous interviews [citation needed].
Present
Hartford, Connecticut rock station WCCC is credited with giving Dead Sara their break. Karolyi was in California at a music event where Staind were premiering their documentary. He heard a band playing and skipped going to the event and checked them out instead. The band turned out to be Dead Sara. When he returned to CT he played Dead Sara's single Weatherman, thus giving them greater exposure. In February 2012, the band released "Weatherman" as the album's lead single.[6]
In April 2012, the band released their debut eponymous album. The album peaked at #16 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. Soon after, "Weatherman" was used by Fiat in their "Fiat 500 Abarth Burning up the desert" advertisement.[7]
After performing spring dates with Chevelle and The Used,[8] the band will spend the summer of 2012 touring as part of the Vans Warped Tour in the US and UK.[9]
Dead Sara made their debut television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on June 7, 2012.[10]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart |
|---|---|---|
| US Heat | ||
| 2008 | The Airport Sessions (EP) | - |
| 2012 | Dead Sara | 16[11] |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt |
US Main. | |||
| 2012 | "Weatherman" | 35[12] | 35[12] | Dead Sara |
References
- ^ Weatherman music video review at The Round Table
- ^ a b c EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Dead Sara | The Owl Mag
- ^ Interview: Dead Sara Lead Singer Emily Armstrong - Technorati Music
- ^ Amazon.com: The Airport Sessions: Dead Sara: MP3 Downloads
- ^ An Interview With Grace Slick - WSJ.com
- ^ Connecting to the iTunes Store
- ^ Burning Up the Desert | FIAT 500 Abarth - YouTube
- ^ Dead Sara | Official
- ^ Dead Sara Gears Up for Breakout Year | Music News | Rolling Stone
- ^ Jimmy Kimmel Live: June 7, 2012 Episode. ABC Studios
- ^ Dead Sara Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com
- ^ a b Billboard charts: Weatherman - Dead Sara
External links
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