Sara Wendt
Weightless with Love
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Glorious alternative pop and rock with vivid stories, mystic journeys, gorgeous textures and lyrics enriched by Celtic and Far Eastern influences.
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City Canyons Records proudly announces the release of Sara Wendt's new album WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE.
A former lead singer of the East Village cult band, Homer Erotic and the founder of her own band, Went, Sara Wendt's other-worldly lyrics and bell-like voice have been charming Manhattan audiences for several years now. The songs from Sara's first record, PARACHUTE, have been described by reviewers as music for dreams or like a swim in warm and lovely tropic seas.
City Canyons, a Manhattan independent label critically acclaimed for its fresh and orginal releases, recognized the haunting brilliance of Sara's songwriting, and signed her. Now, as she moves out under her own name, Sara's songs gain a whole new emotional intensity. Critics referred to Sara's first City Canyons release, the EP "Here's Us"-- a prequel to WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE--as a powerful pop gem.
But if the EP was powerful, WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE is majestic, glorious alternative pop rock enriched by folk, Celtic and Far Eastern influences. The new album features exquisitely textured music, both rocking and dreamy with lyrics that glitter like precious jewels telling vivid stories of mystic journeys. It is an album to be savored like the finest of wines.
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Wendt has us captivated from beginning to end!
author: Adam Harrington, Whisperin & HollerinCan Sara Wendt be properly categorized? Probably not, which is one of the main reasons why "Weightless With Love" has such long-term appeal. Wendt's voice is somewhat ethereal, spirited, and melancholy at times, depending on the mood of the song. Too much singing in the indie world today is fueled by irony and detachment; Wendt lets herself go, and she ends up seducing us along the way. Wendt has us captivated from beginning to end.
Glowing with soul and otherworldly charm!
author: Kyrby Raine, Shotgun ReviewsThe latest discovery from the independent label City Canyons Records, Sara Wendt has an uplifting charge in her voice that’ll make you feel as if you’ve been carried through the clouds. In fact, for the first couple of spins, that’s all I paid attention to: her starry-eyed singing, glowing with soul and otherworldly charm.
A masterpiece!
author: Ricky Flake, South Mississippi Sun HeraldThis late April release builds into a minor masterpiece...Sara has a rich, beautiful voice, with breathiness and falsetto at key moments. The music backing the singer and her sometimes-obtuse lyrics has elements of the Far East, as well as folk and alternative pop influences. The violin-driven "I'm For You," which opens the album, shows off the folk-pop side, with a gorgeous melody and loud/quiet/loud dynamics. Other favorites include the raga-riffic "King of the Ghosts," which mixes distorted and twangy guitars with East Indian-sounding percussion, then throws a twisty melody on top. I also enjoy the quiet elegance of "Cool Blue Pools" and "Ask," both of which occasionally veer into Mediterranean-sounding vocal territory. The title song wraps things up with a melody which recalls the best of Chrissie Hynde.