With a playful wink and a sultry gaze, the music of Sarah Tracey embodies feminine power at its best. Inspired by film noir and the idea of the femme fatale, Sarah's music proves that less can be more and sometimes, it's what goes unsaid that is the most poignant. But, for those who dare to pull back the curtain and look a little deeper, a rich inner life shines through Sarah's words.
Born and raised on Chicago's North Shore, Sarah Tracey's passion for music began early in life when she discovered the piano at age four. She counts classical training as instrumental in honing her musicality, but it wasn't until she began singing soul, jazz, and blues that she felt like she had found her voice. A deep awareness of communicating through her music was nurtured when she began to write her own songs, a decision fervently encouraged by her grandfather, a cellist and Sarah's musical mentor. "Songwriting is an experiment for me. I don't censor myself in any way, but I express things with a raised eyebrow. I've used a lot of winking metaphors and euphemisms and double-entendres. It's fun for me to get to explore expression in my own witty, quirky way. It's my kind of poetry."
But, while prolific in her writing, Sarah Tracey was deliberate when choosing the songs for her latest recording adventure, Cards On The Table. Sarah credits producers Eshy Gazit and Patrick Ermlich of Modern Vintage Recordings based out of NYC's The Cutting Room Studios, for helping her leap to the next musical level. Easily described as a "modern torch singer," Sarah finds the beauty in both subtlety and boldness on this collection of six songs that portray, as she explains, "the dynamics of power and how people use it," regardless of which side of the coin your luck happens to land on. "Half of the songs are bold declarations and half of the songs are deepest darkest secrets," she says with a hint of mystery.
Attracting the attention of AOL Music and having been featured as one of their "breakout" artists, Sarah Tracey performs regularly at venues in New York City like the esteemed Joe's Pub and Rockwood Music Hall. When performing live, Sarah believes in the art of the musical invitation and says, "I try to bring people into my world, to entertain them, take them out of their own lives, wrap them in my voice and serenade them."
With a dash of Billie Holiday meets Judy Garland meets Jessica Rabbit, Sarah Tracey walks the fine line in high heels between surrendering to the inner good girl and indulging the inner bad girl in her songs.
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Grace
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Good job, hun. Keep it up(: Oct 07
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Kodoma
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omg. your beautiful!!!! and i love jazz... =^_^= kodoma Jul 07
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MGA_LoneKiwiPiper
said:
you have a gorgeously funky voice! wow, what a stunner! LOL Jun 30
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Juliet Ocean
said:
classy voice :) Jun 10
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shaun
said:
wow thanks May 26
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Seth
said:
dang you can sing May 15
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YiYosk8Punk
said:
TE COMO TODA LA NOCHE May 13
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Breanna
said:
Amazing voice ! =] May 13
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ハイディ
said:
yea i like you =)great voice ! May 13
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Panda McLovin
said:
love ur music May 12
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Jéssica
said:
Hey! You're welcome... I loved both of songs... XOXO PS: congrets and success... May 10
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Heidi Heartattack
said:
i am def a fan May 07
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i wrestled a ladybug once!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FrEAkiNG aWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 07
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BrOkEn_HeArT
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but i think you got the names mixed up!:P Apr 30
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BrOkEn_HeArT
said:
great music!!! Apr 30
Cards on the Table
Feb 20, 2009
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Grace
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hanners,
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Coon Rapids, MN
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