Sick of Sarah

“It’s all better on the other side,” guitarist and lead singer Abisha Uhl cries on Anthem, the new EP by Twin Cities rockers Sick of Sarah. And for the band, who are self-releasing their material for the first time, after spending the majority of their decade-long career on Adamant Records, that certainly seems to be true.

It’s been a winding road to get here. Line-up changes, parting with their label, financial instability, Warped Tours, sanity — it’s all been on the table at some point. But Sick of Sarah (which includes Uhl, guitarist/vocalist Jessie Farmer, guitarist/vocalist Katie Murphy and drummer/vocalist Jessica Forsythe) have come out the other side the better for it, with a clearer artistic vision and a tight, punchy six-song EP. Anthem is an apt title, as the EP’s tracks are each a mini-anthem for the band itself. Winnowed down from dozens of songs written over the last four or five years, Anthem’s selection from Uhl’s pretty musings about being “trouble” on “Bars Full of Stangers” to the rousing, gotta-get-outta-this-town rallying cry of “Roof Tops.”

Evidence of the band’s cohesiveness, born out of ten years playing music together, is all over the album. In Sick of Sarah, everyone sings, keeping Uhl’s clear melodies afloat on a sea of “whoa’s” and “ahh’s.” Meanwhile, Forsythe moves her drums from thundering (“Contagious”) to stuttering (“Roof Tops”), Uhl and Murphy and Farmer keep their guitars set to “blistering,” peppering in rhythms that adds subtle sense of structure and urgency. Sick of Sarah will spend the next few months touring the East Coast with The Last Year, George Morris in the Midwest and with local support out West.

Past Shows


Mar
16
th
2016
7th St Entry
Mar
16
th
2016
7th St Entry

Hunter Valentine and Sick of Sarah

with The Modern Era and Rebel Queens
Apr
30
th
2015
Turf Club
Apr
30
th
2015
Turf Club

Sick of Sarah

with George Morris and Strange Relations
Oct
14
th
2014
7th St Entry
Oct
14
th
2014
7th St Entry

Sick of Sarah and Hunter Valentine

THE LADYKILLERS TOUR
with The Bombshells
May
23
rd
2013
7th St Entry
May
23
rd
2013
7th St Entry

Sick of Sarah

SICK OF SARAH
with Eden and Yasen Marie
Sep
14
th
2011
7th St Entry
Sep
14
th
2011
7th St Entry
Mar
18
th
2011
Skinnys Ballroom (SXSW)
Mar
18
th
2011
Skinnys Ballroom (SXSW)

Gimme Noise and First Avenue SXSW 2011 Day Party ( Austin,TX )

with TAPES 'N TAPES, Solid Gold, Sims and more!
Feb
10
th
2011
7th St Entry
Feb
10
th
2011
7th St Entry
Apr
7
th
2010
7th St Entry
Apr
7
th
2010
7th St Entry

Killola

with Sick of Sarah, Al Church And State and LOYAL TO THE GROUP OF 17

More Shows

Jan
26
th
7th St Entry

Sean Rowe

Dec
21
st
Fine Line

Hot Freaks

with Sleeping Jesus and Products Band
Dec
13
th
First Avenue

Emo Nite

with Derek Sanders (of Mayday Parade)
Mar
16
th
7th St Entry

Ray Bull