Sarah Jaffe
| Sarah Jaffe | |
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 Sarah Jaffe in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 29, 1986 |
| Origin | Red Oak, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Kirtland Records |
| Website |
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Sarah Jaffe (born January 29, 1986)[1] is an American singer-songwriter from Denton, Texas.[2]
Early life
Jaffe was born in Angelina, Texas to parents Roger Jaffe and Malea Jackson.[1]
Career
Jaffe self-released her first EP titled Even Born Again, which was recognized by Rolling Stone and the Dallas Observer.[3][4] In late 2009, she was signed to Kirtland Records and released her first full-length album, Suburban Nature, in May 2010.[5][6] She has previously toured with Lou Barlow, Norah Jones, Blitzen Trapper and Chelsea Wolfe, as well as fellow bands Midlake, Old 97's and Centro-matic.
In 2011, she released The Way Sound Leaves a Room, which was touted as an EP that included a DVD of her performance at Wyly Theatre in Dallas that February. This release included a cover of a Drake song: "Shut it Down". It was with this release that she started moving away from an acoustic folk sound to a more orchestral indie rock sound, but it was only a hint at what was to come.
In 2012, she opened on the New Multitudes Tour where she introduced fans to songs from her upcoming album. On April 21, she released her latest LP: The Body Wins, produced by John Congleton. On December 11, 2012, she performed "Talk", a single from that album, on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Jaffe sings a cover of PJ Harvey's "Down by the Water" on 2013 recording with The Toadies, an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas.[7]
In 2013, she featured uncredited vocals on Eminem's song "Bad Guy" off his album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
The Irish made TV series "Can't cope, Won't cope", also shown on the BBC, used the song "Glorifyed High".[8]
Discography
- Even Born Again (2008)
- Suburban Nature (2010)
- The Way Sound Leaves a Room (2011)
- The Body Wins (2012)[9]
- Don't Disconnect (2014)
- Visions (2015)
- Bad Baby (2017)
See also
- Music of Denton, Texas
- Life Happens, a 2011 film that uses Jaffe's song "Clementine" during the end credits.
- The Blue Umbrella, a short film for 2013 Pixar movie Monsters University. In the film, Jaffe provides vocals on "The Blue Umbrella Suite" by Jon Brion.
References
- 1 2 "Sarah Allison Jaffe - Texas Birth Index". FamilySearch. 29 January 1986. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Letkemann, Jessica (13 June 2011). "Sarah Jaffe Folks Up Robyn". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Crain, Zac (2009-10-04). "Levon Helm, Zac Brown Band, Deer Tick and More Battle the Mud at Austin City Limits Day Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑ Freedman, Pete (2008-07-23). "Dallas Observer Music Awards: The Winners! Announced!". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑ "Kirtland Records signs Sarah Jaffe". Kirtland Records. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ↑ Freedman, Pete (2010-01-20). "Born Again: Sarah Jaffe". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑ "Hear the Toadies and Sarah Jaffe Cover PJ Harvey for Record Store Day 7-Inch". Spin. April 18, 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Can't Cope, Won't Cope". imdb. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ Blaskovich, Sarah (2012-01-18). "Sarah Jaffe's new disc The Body Wins drops April 24". www.pegasusnews.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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