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Thayer Sarrano

About Me

"The new queen of shoegaze..." --Americana UK

"Thayer Sarrano is a beguiling Athens-based singer who casts an exquisite spell with her spare, ghostly songs that haunt the ears from a distance. Subtle, southern, lonesome and eerie, she clearly knows her way around heavy, drowsy reverb, bringing forth obvious comparisons to Mazzy Star and Chan Marshall. After spending most of her time as a supporting player with numerous Athens outfits, she's definitely gotten my attention with her debut CD, King, out now." --Jeff Clark, Stomp and Stammer

Thayer plays/has played keys for Nate Nelson, Jeremy Wheatley, James Husband, Ben Mize, Dave Marr, Don Chambers, Elijah Neesmith, Fabulous Bird, Jim Wilson, Justin Evans, Kaitlin Jones and the county fair, Kuroma, Little Francis, Patrick Carey, Sweet Tooth Simpleton, and others. She now performs original songs on guitar, joined by friends from this list of projects. The debut album, "King", was recently released in August, 2009.


King is Available
O N L I N E ::
CD BABY.com
AthensMusic.net
iTunes

L O C A L L Y::
Wuxtry Records, Schoolkids records
Daily Grocery CO-OP



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/03/2006
Band Members: usually some formation from:

Zack Hosey (guitar), Nate Nelson (bass, lap steel), Jeremy Wheatley (drums), Jim Wilson (drums), Matt Stoessel (pedal steel), Hunter Morris (organ)

Peter Alvanos, Elijah Neesmith, Johnny Evans, Jim Wilson, and Matt Stoessel played on the record.
Influences: Tom Waits, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Gillian Welch, Sonic Youth, Leonard Cohen, monasteries, hymns, etc.
Sounds Like: "For days of quiet misery, when the world is distant and cold, 'King' is the album that will fit right in. Thayer Sarrano's soft, heartfelt and (slightly overly) echoey vocals will evoke the finest of shoegazing memories for Hope Sandoval fans; she also has an edge of trouble and pain that is reminiscent of Mary Margaret O'Hara... Folky magic. " -Americana UK

"Cat Power's earlier, sparser, sadder tunes come to mind, but there's also something in the way Sarrano takes her time that conjures the slower moments of '60s singers - somewhere between Nancy Sinatra and Karen Dalton, curiously. A little seductive, and not a little mysterious"--Chris Hassiotis, Flagpole Magazine

"King recalls nothing so much as Matthew Houck's work, measured, winding, pretty, moaning songs full of soft, Gothic touches that are undeniably Southern"-Hilary Brown, Flagpole Magazine
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

GRONINGER MUSEUM MUSIEKTOUR

The Groninger Museum in the Netherlands has asked artists from around the world to participate in an "audio tour" as part of the new exhibit.  20 musicians have each chosen a painting from the exhibit...
Posted by on Tue, 25 May 2010 09:11:00 GMT

HARVEY's KITCHEN/ monkeywhale productions

At the end of our tour, we were lucky enough to be able to spend a cold, rainy afternoon in Greensboro, NC at Harvey's Kitchen.  Harvey and Carolyn head up monkeywhale productions-- and were kind enou...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:15:00 GMT

Americana UK REVIEW of King

the new queen of shoegaze For days of quiet misery, when the world is distant and cold, 'King' is the album that will fit right in. Thayer Sarrano's soft, heartfelt and (slightly overly) echoey v...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:19:00 GMT

about the new album, "King"

My first album, KING will be released on Aug.20th...: The Show is at the 40watt [$5/9pm/18+] and is a dual cd release with the interns. Moths and John Harry will open. : It will also be available thro...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:52:00 GMT