Lyrical stories with a country tinge
New York based vocalist Sara Nelms has just released her much anticipated first full length album. She has derived her empathetic disposition to human nature through her extensive travel. “For storytelling in music,” she says, “it is so valuable to be able to put yourself in the shoes of another person or culture.” Sara has performed and traveled around Europe, Canada, the Dominican Republic and coast to coast in the United States.
Growing up in Florida and always mesmerized by vocalists like Barbra Streisand, Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries, Dixie Chicks and countless others, Sara first became involved in musical theater and jazz music. She went on to study classical voice at Florida State University before changing directions and moving to Nashville.
During her time in Tennessee, in the endless sea of talented musicians, Sara learned the art and the love of songwriting. She sang in the honky tonks on Broadway, including the legendary Tootsies, sang backup in bands, recorded, and fronted her own band. It was a time of youthful exploration even in such a historically rich music scene.
Just before leaving Nashville, growing tired of always having to rely on other people to accompany her, Sara decided that time was well over due to learn to play the guitar. Focusing on learning guitar and getting past the hours of pain she began to fully incorporate playing for herself. This newfound freedom combined with a temporary return to her Florida roots, inspired an entirely new set of music. Every song on Lover, No Longer, came from this time period. The album was recorded in the Spirit Ranch Recording Studio in Sarasota, Florida.
Sara’s sound combines the control and melodic power of her classical training, melancholy of lost loves, the southern stylings from a lifetime love affair with country music, and the grit and truth found in her current home in New York City. All of this, still leaving you with the hope of a positive outcome in things to come. Her new album, Lover, No Longer captures this spirit completely, through woven tales of love, loss, heartache, and hope.
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