Sick of Sarah was a rock music band based in Minneapolis. Their "strong-voiced punky girl-rock"[3] has drawn comparisons to bands such as Dollyrots and Tegan and Sara.[4] Among their claims to fame, they are one of the most torrented bands of all time: the band was featured on the BitTorrent Artist Spotlight, and 1.7 million copies were downloaded. Because their album 2205 was automatically downloaded with BitTorrent software, it was dubbed the "spam album", but the band benefited greatly from the publicity.[5]
Sick of Sarah | |
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 Sick of Sarah performing at the Roxy Theatre in June 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Genres | Power Pop,[1] Indie Rock[2] |
| Years active | 2005 - 2016 |
| Labels | Adamant Records |
| Members | Abisha Uhl Jessica Forsythe |
| Past members | Brooke Svanes
Jessie Farmer Alexa Wolfe Katie Murphy Jamie Holm † (2021) |
History
editThe band formed in 2005 with Abisha Uhl (lead vocals and guitar), Katie Murphy (vocals and lead guitar), Jessie Farmer (bass and vocals), and Brooke Svanes (drums). The inspiration for the band's name came from a former roommate of Uhl's named Sarah who had grown tired of her name, complaining that she was "sick of Sarah".[6]
When Jamie Holm (deceased 2021) joined Sick of Sarah as a bassist in 2008, Farmer switched to playing guitar.[7] Later that same year, the band was chosen as the "best emerging artist" at Summerfest.[8] After Svanes left Sick of Sarah in 2010, Jessica Forsythe replaced her on drums. As of 2018 Sick Of Sarah has split up.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- ANTHEM (EP) – 2015
- Overexposure (EP) – 2011
- Wasting Time (EP) – 2011
- 2205 (BitTorrent Edition) – 2011[9][10][11][12]
- 2205 – 2010
- The Best Thing (EP) – 2009
- Sick of Sarah – 2008
- Bittersweet (EP) – 2007
- Los Angeles 2006 (EP) – 2006
Singles
edit- "Rooftops – 2015
- "Paint Like That – 2009
- Daisies – 2008
- Bittersweet – 2007
References
edit- ^ Rachac, David (August 6, 2008). "Sick of Sarah". Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Benson, John (September 25, 2009). "Sick of Sarah will meet you in the hot tub". The News-Herald. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Rubrecht, Ward (August 13, 2008). "Sick of Sarah". City Pages. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "Sick of Sarah". Spin. December 2007. p. 40.
- ^ "BitTorrent". Billboard. June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ Jewell, Brian (August 13, 2008). "Can't get sick of Sarah". Bay Windows. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (August 7, 2008). "Feeling kinda Sick". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Bendix, Trish (August 5, 2008). "Sound Check: August 2008". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Bylin, Kyle (16 February 2011). "Sick of Sarah – The First Label Backed Band Release To Be Freely Distributed To Fans via BitTorrent". www.hypebot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ Bylin, Kyle (2011-03-22). "Sick of Sarah Goes 'Platinum' via BitTorrent". www.hypebot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ Winistorfer, Andrew (March 22, 2011). "Sick Of Sarah Go Platinum Through BitTorrent". www.prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ 2205 torrent ClearBits