Sarah Klang shares her new single ‘Go to the Sun’ from her stellar upcoming fifth album ‘Beautiful Woman’, which is due for release February 7th on Nettwerk. Listen HERE.
The sweet acoustic melodies, soothing slide guitar and laid-back country twang provide a bigger sound to envelope Sarah’s vulnerable vocal without compromising any of the insistent pop qualities that fans have come to love and respect her for. Its cosy warmth is perfectly fitting for a song that’s equally about looking for brighter, happier horizons, but still realising that wherever you go, your inner emotions will be joining you for the ride.
Sarah says, “This song represents going to better places, be it in your mind or physically travelling to those places. It’s about escaping from the day-to-day and finding your way.”
‘Go to the Sun’ is part of the broader ‘Beautiful Woman’ album narrative, in which Sarah seeks to use her own lived experiences to unpack the very essence of what it means to be a woman today. Spanning childhood to the tumultuous teenage years and into young adult life, its topics wanting to fit in (‘Other Girls’), needing love but worrying about the co-dependency that comes with it (‘Last Forever’), and issues of body confidence as adulthood approaches (‘Beautiful Woman’). It’s a fresh, but equally comforting set of deeply personal, introspective tracks from an artist for whom such reflection comes naturally.
‘Beautiful Woman’ is also the product of a new creative process. Sarah switched her previous preference for home recordings by heading to Los Angeles, where her ‘Go To The Sun’ co-writers, the Grammy-nominated producer Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, The Shins, Bonny Light Horseman) and her regular collaborator / co-producer Theodor Stocks led sessions which focused on live performances with the help of top tier musicians such as drummer Josh Adams (Cat Power, Beck) and bassist Josh Mease (The Weeknd, Fruit Bats). The process was completed with similarly highly accomplished contributions, with mixing by Jarvis Taveniere (King Gizzard, Avalanches) and mastering by Heba Kabry (Big Thief, Björk, Future Islands).
Sarah Klang has always had a talent for autobiographical songwriting, like on her acclaimed debut ‘Love in The Milky Way’ (2018), which won Best Album at the Swedish Grammis awards. It continued on ‘Creamy Blue’ (2019), which earned two more Grammis nominations as well as a nod for European Album Of The Year at the IMPALA Awards. While her sound had previously touched upon ‘60 and ‘70s pop, Americana, and an undercurrent of country, 2021’s acclaimed ‘VIRGO’ added elements of ‘80s synth-pop to the mix and led to a second Grammis, this time for Best Alternative Pop. In 2023, Sarah signed to Nettwerk and released ‘Mercedes’, which earned yet another Grammis nomination (Best Pop Album of the Year) as well as widespread international praise.
Sarah Klang will follow the release of the ‘Beautiful Woman’ album by heading out on a European headline tour. Remaining tickets for the dates, listed below, are available HERE.
