Sara Gazarek - Thirsty Ghost (2019) [Official Digital Download]

Stumbling into a recording contract right out of college not only came with big management and an even bigger booking agency it also came with what felt like big responsibility. At 20 years old, I was recording, touring, interacting with press and new fans. And, while everything in my career seemed to be moving in the right direction, I now see how this level of visibility at such a young age actually created a certain amount of pressure to “be the happy girl in the dress” that I felt my mentors and managers expected. I had been told that the ultimate goal was to craft a set of fun, light music that left people feeling happier than when they’d come in the door. And my band and I were giving it to them.

But three years ago (15 years in, then as a 34 year old woman), I found myself processing the dissolution of a marriage, the separation of a long term musical partnership, and my mothers almost catastrophic car accident. It was my dear friend and mentor Kurt Elling who spoke these very poignant words, and sent me on an incredibly transformative path:

“I see who you are… And it’s so much bigger, so much deeper, so much more multi-dimensional than your music is right now. Don’t be afraid to walk away from what you think people want from you – and to step into all of the depth, darkness, and radiance of who you really are. That’s what we are thirsty for. The honest, messy, beautiful YOU.”

TRACKLIST

1. Lonely Hours
2. Never Will I Marry
3. I'm Not the Only One
4. Easy Love
5. I Get Along Without You Very Well
6. I Believe (When I Fall in Love)
7. Jolene
8. Gaslight District
9. The River/River Man
10. Intro: Chrysalis
11. Cocoon
12. Distant Storm
13. Spinning Round



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