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For immediate release:
September 13, 2024
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"...this gentle, well-written track ['Doors'] signals the real arrival of a new great American artist." | |
"As one of the most underrated, rising indie-pop singers right now, Sabrina Song’s soft vocals and coming-of-age lyrics will appeal to listeners of Blondshell, Olivia Rodrigo, and Allie Crow Buckley. Her concerts feel like an intimate hangout, and I’m waiting on the edge of my seat for her debut album." | |
"A reflection on compassion" | |
"Marked by her savvy navigation through adolescent growing pains, Song’s discography is ruled by an omnipresent sense of compassion." | |
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Brooklyn-based alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer Sabrina Song will embark on a fall North American tour supporting indie singer-songwriter Carol Ades. See a full list of dates below and find tickets on sale now here.
The news comes following Song's release of her expansive debut full-length album You Could Stay In One Spot, and I'd Love You The Same out everywhere now. The expressive, earnest LP sees the musician take stock of her life as a twenty-something in New York City–reflecting on the love, loss, growth and gratitude–and what may come of it all.
Consisting of ten measured, tender tracks with more live instruments than ever before, the album examines Song’s life and growth during the period of great change that comes post-grad––loved ones moving out of her native New York, balancing day jobs, the ebb and flow of old and new friendships. She found herself overcome with gratitude––for getting older, for having loved ones to miss, for being in love, for making music. Written between 2021 and 2023, the album’s tracklist shows a maturation in Song’s subject matter as she herself continues to come into her own.
After witnessing Song live in NYC supporting Georgia Gets By, NYLON included the artist in their April 2024 Obsessed column. Eagerly anticipating the release of the LP, the publication wrote, “As one of the most underrated, rising indie-pop singers right now, Sabrina Song’s soft vocals and coming-of-age lyrics will appeal to listeners of Blondshell, Olivia Rodrigo, and Allie Crow Buckley. Her concerts feel like an intimate hangout, and I’m waiting on the edge of my seat for her debut album."
Now, through the fall of 2024, Song will join fellow rising indie singer-songwriter Carol Ades across North America. The tour will begin in Seattle on November 1 and make its way down the West Coast stopping in San Francisco and Los Angeles, then will head East to several cities including Brooklyn, Boston and Philadelphia. Ades and Song will make their way to Montreal and Toronto, and then through the Midwest, hitting Chicago and Minneapolis. It will conclude in early December in Salt Lake City.
Touching single "Yellowstone" arrived in March and was included on major playlists like Apple Music's New In Alternative and TIDAL's Pop: Rising, Indie: Rising, TIDAL RISING and the cover of RISING: TIDAL HiRes, as well as VEVO TV's Indie Live. In May, Song shared the pensive track "Busy Work" where she ponders the passage of time. It was also included on Apple Music's New In Alternative, TIDAL's Pop: Rising and TIDAL RISING. Plus, NPR's Tiny Desk creator Bob Boilen played the track on his radio show, My Tiny Morning Show, last month and included it on his coveted playlists on Spotify and Apple Music.
In October 2023, Song shared the album's commanding lead single, "It Was Not A Beautiful Night." It was included on Spotify's coveted Today's Indie Rock playlist and TIDAL's Pop: Rising, and Pop Art playlists. Previous releases include the layered, smooth fan favorite "Strawberry," which now boasts over 3.6M streams on Spotify alone and the lead single from Song's commanding self-produced 2022 EP When It All Comes Crashing Down–"Doors,"–which grabbed the attention of i-D Magazine who included the track on their GUi-DE, writing "Doors" is "...perhaps the most measured song about a volatile relationship you’ll hear...this gentle, well-written track signals the real arrival of a new great American artist."
After three EPs and an LP on the way, Sabrina Song has established herself as a promising indie voice with both leading tastemakers and listeners around the world taking notice of Song's uniquely delicate tone and earnest lyricism. She made a splash in 2021 with her single, "Thaw," which caught the attention of Phoebe Bridgers after Song performed it on NPR's 2021 Tiny Desk Contest and led to a feature in NPR’s Top Shelf series on All Songs Considered. Song has also appeared at SXSW and supported acts Del Water Gap, Sarah Kinsley, Hannah Jadagu, and this year, Shallow Alcove and Georgia Gets By in NYC and Los Angeles.
Experience Sabrina Song live this fall across North America with Carol Ades. Get tickets now and connect with the rising singer-songwriter on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube and stay tuned for more.
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Sabrina Song on Tour
Supporting Carol Ades
North America Fall/Winter 2024
NOVEMBER
1 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
2 - Portland, OR - Holocene
5 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
8 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues Voodoo Room
12 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
14 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (Upstairs)
16 - Nashville, TN - The End
18 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe
19 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
22 - Boston, MA - Red Room at Cafe 939
23 - Washington DC - DC9
24 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
26 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
27 - Toronto, ON - Drake Underground
29 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
30 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
DECEMBER
3 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
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You Could Stay In One Spot, and I'd Love You The Same (LP) Tracklisting
- Before And After
- Afternoons
- Okay, Okay
- Yes Man
- Rage
- Busy Work
- Do You Think About It Too?
- Yellowstone
- It Was Not A Beautiful Night
- Happy To Be Here
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Sabrina Song Bio
Sabrina Song’s music captures the weary heart of young adulthood—with all its heartbreak and bursts of hope in between. The Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and producer emerged as a rising star with her early trilogy of EPs—2019’s Undone, 2020’s How’s It Going to End?, and 2022’s When It All Comes Crashing Down—which saw her unpacking growing pains with plainspoken vulnerability. In 2023, she broke out with her 2022 single “Strawberry,” which captivated a newfound online audience with its delicate, emotionally stirring sound. Now, the 24-year-old artist is poised to become a new force in introspective indie rock with her debut album, You Could Stay In One Spot, and I'd Love You The Same, out now.
On You Could Stay In One Spot, Song parses through the existential thoughts and murky relationship dynamics that arise in ones’ early 20s and crystallizes the pure, timeless emotions at the core of all the turmoil. “This album touches on the things that I’m constantly thinking about but not always expressing,” Song says. “I’m grappling with the oppressive feeling of time slipping away, the experience of womanhood, and trying to find balance as I fully become an adult.” She exhibits a wisdom beyond her years as she writes of letting go of people-pleasing tendencies, the rage of being looked down upon, and the magic of surrendering into love—despite self-sabotage and doubt.
You Could Stay In One Spot also exhibits Song expanding her singer-songwriter sound into raw indie rock (“It Was Not a Beautiful Night”), country-pop (“Yes Man”), pop balladry (“Yellowstone”), and acoustic indie-folk (“Afternoons”). It marks the first time the musician collaborated with another producer, the Brooklyn-based producer/engineer Torna (Daisy the Great), in order to flesh out her carefully crafted arrangements with live recorded instruments. “I love recording live samples,” Song says. “As I’ve been writing over the past few years, I feel like this is the sound that I was always heading towards.” Her gossamer voice and piercing lyricism remain the center of attention amid the warm, organic production.
Song began writing the songs on You Could Stay in One Spot in 2021, during a time of life transition following her graduation from NYU’s Clive Institute of Recorded Music. While she steadily released her early indie pop songs, her 2021 Tiny Desk Contest entry was featured on NPR and picked as a favorite by judge Phoebe Bridgers. The following year, Song made her SXSW debut and brought her own intimate sets to Sofar Sounds’ London residency. Opening for artists like Del Water Gap, Sarah Kinsley, and Hannah Jagadu, she’s honed a live set with a full band that’s as intimate as it is electrifying and raw. She’s also produced for rising artists Dana McCoy and Camp Kona, striving to foster an “egoless” creative process outside of the male-dominated production world.
Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Song began taking piano and violin lessons while participating in community theater productions at a young age. As she honed her songwriting as a teen, she was drawn to singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Mitski for their deeply personal and narrative-driven lyricism. With their influence, her songs capture universe experiences, while still tapping into a specifically Gen-Z ethos. As her work tracks the process of her abandoning her perfectionist and realist mindset, Song faces these messy coming-of-age feelings to find herself anew on the other side. “My projects are something I feel I can put on a shelf, and have it be timeless,” she concludes.
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