Cellar Session: Sarah Blasko April 24th, 2018 City Winery New York Full Session

Sarah Blasko sits down for a One On One Session at City Winery New York on April 24th, 2018. For more info visit: https://www.sarahblasko.com Audio & Video by: Ehud Lazin

Setlist:

Never Let Me Go

Read My Mind

A Shot

Sarah Blasko writes songs that strike with rare immediacy, clarity and purpose. Melodies beguilingly simple, lyrics honest and direct. Music steeped in atmosphere and mood.

On the cusp of releasing her sixth studio album Depth of Field, Blasko has reached rarefied status. From the now-classic debut The Overture & The Underscore (2004) through to the stunning synth-laden Eternal Return (2015), her five-album run of genre-defining indie-rock and art-pop is unparalleled.

For those familiar with her work, it may come as a surprise that Depth of Field is the first in Blasko’s storied career recorded entirely in her home-town of Sydney.

Indeed, much of Depth of Field was written and recorded during a two-week period as artist in residence at the Campbelltown Arts Centre, a cultural facility of Campbelltown City Council in South Western Sydney. Campbelltown allowed Blasko and her band to explore the influence of a space on the song-process. Away from prying eyes, under bright lights and on a theatre stage with resonance and ambience, she and her band captured performances of warmth, sensitivity and power.

The album’s opening song and first single is the euphoric Phantom. Ominous synth and piano are paired with the unbeatable groove of rhythm section Donny Benet (Kirin J Callinan) and Laurence Pike (PVT). Frequent collaborator and classical composer Nick Wales’ provided intense string orchestration while Blasko’s remarkable voice sends the music soaring.

Phantom is accompanied by a dramatic video by Australian director Mclean Stephenson. The first of five to be released in tandem with the album, the video was designed to capture the mystery, romance and dynamism of the song itself.