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sarah jay

Singer Songwriters Punk Folk !

About Me

Sarah Jay Hawley, singer songwriter, 1st release was on Warp records 'Yeah You' BY tHE sTEP in that blissful summer of '91'. Most famous release on 'Mezzanine' with 'Massive Attack', wrote and sang 'Dissolved Girl' placed in the 'Matrix' and 'The Jackal' and various other shows. Worked, sang and got drunk with Charles Webster the seminal dance producer D.J. alongside Shara Nelson and Steve Edwards on 'Presence' L.P. 'All Systems Gone', 'Symmetrix' and 'Lo-rise' to name a couple of sidelines that spun out of that. Released tracks with 'hed candy' winter chill, 'Funkstorung', also 'Suicide Sports Club' recently. now focusing on the rootsy punk folk vibe with fellow guitarist and co-writer Fitzroy Stafford Douglas who played with 'Moloko'. Together we are making gorgeous songs about real life experiences,and gorgeous experiences out of real life songs, from the heart, prolific , profain and occasionally profound Still looking for a way to capture our live raw thing,getting there! 'FOOLS LIKE US' E.P. out soon
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Member Since: 5/12/2006
Band Website: to be posted shortly
Band Members: Sarah Jay Hawley and Fitzroy Stafford Douglas
Influences: Each other, Patti Smith Marianne Faithful Chrissy Hinde Nick Drake Van Morrison, all the Jimmys, Blues, Soul, COuntry, Lucinda Williams, Isaac Hayes, Temptations. Tom Waits, captain Beefheart Miles Davis Blondie Sarah Vaughn, Steely Dan, joni mitchell, Talk Talk, Nick Cave, Johny Cash, Pink Floyd, Massive Attack, Portishead, Nightmares On Wax lou reed velvet underground, mingus, mozart The Stranglers ought with loads of enthusiasm and purpose, ought conscious and considered an endless list of influences
Sounds Like: rootsy sultry and soulful, blue country, a good laugh, nice wine, weathering weather, dawn breaking and hearts aching, great acoustic music with passion, trees blowing reminding you of the ocean, rootsy and real and a bit raw
Record Label: yes please
Type of Label: None