Introducing: Rachael Sage!

Cara Wodnicki (Press Here) cara at pressherepublicity.com
Tue Jan 24 09:52:42 CST 2012


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Rachael Sage
Haunted By You
(May 8, 2012 - MPress Records)

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Illustrious and riveting, Rachael Sage is a born performer. With mesmerizing vocals, a natural talent for songwriting and flair in droves, it's no surprise that the gorgeous songstress has garnered attention internationally. "Haunted By You", set to hit via Rachael's own MPress Records on May 8, is a song cycle about passion and features guest vocalists Dar Williams, Katie Costello and actor/director Joshua Leonard ("Blair Witch Project", "Humpday"). The NYC-based artist and producer explains, "I fell recklessly in and out of love multiple times while writing this record.  I broke a couple hearts...and I also had my heart broken pretty badly." "Haunted By You" is a record that is immediately welcoming, pulling you in from the very first melodies and swirling effortlessly and seductively through your ears and into your heart on the very first listen.

Rachael Sage has become one of the busiest touring artists in independent music, performing 150+ dates a year throughout the US, UK, Europe and Asia. Recognized globally for her compelling work, she has seen airplay on BBC Radio 2 and has shared stages with Ani DiFranco, Sarah McLachlan, Colin Hay, Judy Collins, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin. Rachael has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and New York's Fashion Night Out. She's garnered many accolades including the Grand Prize in The John Lennon Songwriting Contest as well as several OUTmusic and Independent Music Awards. Rachael's songs have been licensed to HBO, MTV, and Lifetime television and her music has also appeared in the movie and on the Lakeshore Films soundtrack of "Fame".
Sage wrote the dozen songs on the album on piano and guitar after ending a long-term relationship. Alone, reflecting on her breakup, she found herself suddenly prolific. After her breakup she had an intense affair with someone she met overseas. "I was swept off my feet... but it was an impossible situation." "Soulstice", featuring Counting Crows' David Immergluck on mandolin, "captures that moment where I was as happy as I've ever been, even though it was fleeting."  The concept of soul-mates reappears throughout the record. Rachael wrote the Americana-inspired "Abby" about someone with whom she shared one long conversation after a gig, but with whom she connected so strongly that she saw an entire future.  Likewise, the lush, acoustic guitar-based "Everything" celebrates the shameless joy of a new attraction, "when all you can see is shimmering possibility."

Rachael, while a storied artist in her own right, is also an accomplished business woman, running her own successful independent label MPress Records, which saw its first GRAMMY nod this year with Seth Glier's "The Next Right Thing" as well as their first Billboard charting record with Melissa Ferrick's "Still Right Here". Sage also produces her label's annual charity compilation series, "New Arrivals", whose current volume benefits homeless youth.

Don't miss your chance to see Rachael Sage on tour now!:
Jan 25th         Rockwood Music Hall                                        New York, NY
Jan 28th         Morrison's Lounge ( Part of "Midem Off")            Cannes, FR
Feb 3rd          Bundy Arts Museum                                         Binghamton, NY
Feb 19th         The Altamont Theatre                                      Asheville, NC
Feb 22-26th    Folk Alliance Music Conference                           Memphis, TN
Feb 28th         Acoustic Coffeehouse                                       Johnson City, TN
Mar 17th        MPressFest SXSW 2012 @ Soho Lounge              Austin, TX
Mar 20th        Low Spirits                                                     Albuquerque, NM
Mar 21st         The Sail Inn                                                    Phoenix, AZ
Mar 24th        The Starry Plough                                           Berkeley, CA
Mar 26th        Cozmic Pizza                                                  Eugene, OR
Mar 27th        The Star Theatre                                             Portland, OR
Mar 29th        The Great Pacific                                             Pendleton, OR
Mar 30th        The High Dive                                                 Seattle, WA
Mar 31st         Hotel Café                                                     Los Angeles, CA
Apr 13th         ACE Bar                                                        Chicago, IL
Apr 14th         Havana                                                         Columbus, OH
Apr 22nd        Club Passim (w/ Gregory Douglass)                    Cambridge, MA
Apr 27th         Higher Ground (w/ Gregory Douglass)                 S. Burlington, VT
Apr 28th         Blue (w/ Gregory Douglass)                              Portland, ME
Apr 29th         Café Nine (w/ Gregory Douglass)                       New Haven, CT
May 5th          Cyber Café West                                             Binghamton, NY


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