WAIL Music Magazine shines spotlight on
Sarah Schonert
Peoria, IL. USA
EP: Songs About Sounds (October 11, 2019)
Genre(s); Indie Pop, Experimental
Sarah Schonert delivers an authentic, eccentric, unique sound with poetic lyricism. Her style is ambient, unconventional and non-conforming. She is the composer, singer/ songwriter, and producer who records her music from her home studio in Peoria, IL. This multi-faceted songstress also plays multiple instruments, which she combines with a loop pedal to create each unique track.
Songs About Sounds, is a dreamy soundscape that does not fit into a box of definition. Schonert takes her listeners on a conceptual vision quest through the vast space of thought and imagination, as she sings about sounds in her latest EP release. Her unique style of layered compilations are composed of electronic beats (vintage synths), chilling ethereal vocal ranges, and enticingly obscure lyricism. Paired with her signature piano accompaniment, her expression is unapologetically her own.
Her individualism is anything but mainstream, and that is exactly why we like her creations.
We recommend listening to the track titled "The Sound of Falling Down", which we describe as an abstract, spoken-word song audio poem, about attempting to define the sound of falling down. Her lyrics inspire her audience to contemplate meaning, concepts and ideas.
We look forward to more releases from the creative, eclectic mind of Sarah Schonert!
Listen to Songs About Sounds, on Spotify here
Purchase Songs About Sounds, on Bandcamp here
Sarah Schonert's Social Media Links
Official Artist Website
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Bandcamp
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Artist Achievements
2016: Winner for Best Album (My Unwinding State, 2016) at the Women in Charg3 Music Awards
2017: RadioAirplay Holiday Song Contest finalist ("Looping of the Bells")
2018: Radio Play ("Circle Slowly" and "Angels")
"Songs About Sounds" LP, Octoboer 2019 (Worldwide digital release and CD)
"Wintry Mix" LP, December 2018 (Worldwide digital release)
"Conscience Calling" EP, July 2018 (Worldwide digital release and limited CDs)
"Penguin Party" LP, December 2017 (Worldwide digital release and CD)
"Exposition 1893" Special Release, June 2017 (Bandcamp only)
"Because and Effect" EP, November 2016 (Worldwide digital release)
"My Unwinding State" LP, June 2016 (Worldwide digital release and CD)
"The Kees Files" EP, December 2015 (Worldwide digital release, CD)
"Because" EP, Bandcamp, August of 2015 (Worldwide digital release September 2015)
"Headphone Paralysis" LP, Bandcamp, November 2013 (Worldwide digital release and CD January 2014)
Photography: Keith Folken Photography
Album Stylist: Zhanna Muslimova
Album Artwork: Sarah Schonert
Article by JR McKeague, January 31, 2020