And somebody - as I walked to my seat, someone in the stands was like, it's California, chick, you know? Like, you - I'm like, I live here, I promise. So it's, like, an 11-hour drive or something like that. So my family drove down to Los Angeles from Eureka, Calif., where I grew up. And so they had me make a tape and send in a submission. Funkhouser (ph).īAREILLES: His brother somehow handled some of the bookings - the musical bookings - for the Dodgers. How does someone get a gig like that as a teenager?īAREILLES: So my math teacher in eighth grade, Mr. And you sang the national anthem on opening day at Dodger Stadium when you were a mere 14 years old.ĮISENBERG: Oh, my goodness. So.ĬOULTON: That's what I'm going for as well.ĮISENBERG: You know, Sara, I was reading about you. But it's a mess (laughter).ĬOULTON: Can I just point out that you and I have both made the decision to put a thing on a Wurlitzer in view of our camera?īAREILLES: I'm clearly indicating that I am a musician. And now, you know, with everything, it's like, you see so much of your home.īAREILLES: And so I'm trying to just, like, manufacture something that looks remotely considered. It's truly - so I just moved into a new apartment in December. How's it going? I like your backdrop, a tapestry.īAREILLES: Oh.
JONATHAN COULTON, BYLINE: It's such a pleasure to meet you.ĮISENBERG: Thank you so much. She's the Grammy-winning artist behind the hits "Brave" and "Love Song." She stars in the Peacock comedy "Girls5eva," and her new album is called "Amidst The Chaos: Live From The Hollywood Bowl."īAREILLES: Hi. It's because our next guest is Sara Bareilles. We're not just playing Sara Bareilles because it's the only thing in our engineer's playlist. You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Album DescriptionSARA BAREILLES: (Singing) You can be amazing, you can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. In the latter tearjerker of a tune, she shows off her chops with a song-stopping vocal crescendo, further proving that she has a style that's something special, even among all the stiff competition. In "Fairytale," children's stories are used as a metaphor for escapism and dealing with depression, and with the moody ballad "Gravity," falling in love is compared to getting caught in an inescapable gravitational pull. Undoubtedly her expertise is writing love songs like this, evident by song titles like "Love Song" and "One Sweet Love," but there are enough uniquely spun takes on the subject to make it interesting. With a warm wah-wah guitar and meandering Motown-esque harmonies, it makes for a perfect summertime love song. Perhaps the best and most original track is the ultra-peppy (think "Benny and the Jets") "Love on the Rocks" (not to be confused with the Neil Diamond number). Unquestionably, she's a natural with a huge voice and personality that shine through with spirited energy here. The songs are sultry and generally upbeat, and delivered in a soulful manner with polished production and arrangement, but her X factor is in her ability to make it all sound unforced and very, very easy. Despite the plethora of comparable looking and sounding artists, she still manages to stand out.
Her only potential downfall is that she fits so perfectly in the adult contemporary female pianist mold that comparisons are inevitable - Bareilles' vocal range is similar to Fiona Apple and she bears a striking physical resemblance to a merged composite of Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch. In fact, her voice even stands up to professionally trained pop divas like Christina Aguilera. Buy the album Starting at 10,99€įor her first major outing, Little Voice, Sara Bareilles puts forth an intimate, emotionally charged album that sounds remarkably polished for a fledgling self-taught songwriter/performer.
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