Sarah Dooley is an American comedian, singer, songwriter, and performer located in New York City.
She is a 2011 graduate of Barnard College,[1] where she received attention across the Columbia University campus both for her musical performances as well as her comedy Web series called "And Sarah".[2] It was this web series that brought broader attention to her work when Ian Ayres wrote about it on his blog Freakonomics.[3]
Her album Stupid Things was released in February 2014.[1] She places artists like Fiona Apple and Regina Spektor as inspirations, stating in an interview for American Songwriter that, “Regina Spektor and Fiona Apple were the reasons that I started writing music. Fiona Apple specifically––I think I saw a video of her playing (the song) “Parting Gifts” and I don’t think I’d ever seen a woman so comfortable with being emotional and, that inspired me more than anything else because, up until then, I was just privately emotional and I didn’t realize that it was like okay to be a woman and not worry about being sexy or like, worried that I was being too angry or too upset or emotional in general.”[4]
Her cover of the George Gershwin song, "But Not for Me", was featured in the first episode of the second season of the CBS All Access show, The Good Fight.[5]
Her debut book, Are You My Uber?, a parody of P.D. Eastman's Are You My Mother?, was published on October 29, 2019, by Running Press.[6]
Her sophomore record, “Is This Heartbreak?”, released on October 23, 2020, to moderate acclaim.[7] American Songwriter praised it, claiming, “Much like the unforeseen of heartbreak itself, Dooley keeps the musicality of her new songs fresh and unpredictable all the way through.”[8]
References
edit- ^ a b McMahon, Kate (18 Feb 2014). "With debut album, 'Stupid Things,' Sarah Dooley, BC '11, strikes a too-sweet chord". Columbia Spectator.
- ^ Green, David. "Sarah Dooley Releases Debut Album 'Stupid Things'". NPR.org. National Public radio. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Ayres, Ian (30 March 2009). "And Sarah". Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Everything. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Sarah Dooley Examines the Funny Side of Love and Asks, 'Is This Heartbreak?'". 23 October 2020.
- ^ The Good Fight Soundtrack - S2E1: Day 408 | Tunefind
- ^ Are You My Uber? A Parody
- ^ "Is This Heartbreak? By Sarah Dooley on Apple Music".
- ^ "Sarah Dooley Examines the Funny Side of Love and Asks, 'Is This Heartbreak?'". 23 October 2020.
External links
edit- Official website Sarah Dooley
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