OUT NOW: Sarah P. – Berlin During Winter

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Sarah P. - Berlin During Winter - Cover Artwork - Photo by Christoph Neumann
Sarah P. – Berlin During Winter
Cover Photo by Christoph Neumann

“Berlin During Winter”, the first single from Sarah P.’s upcoming solo debut album Who Am I, is OUT NOW.

Genre-wise, Sarah’s bending between dream pop and heavy guitar and bass riffs. In her own words, “Berlin During Winter” is electro ambient-core. Lyric-wise, “Berlin During Winter” has a twofold meaning. The obvious one, as the title suggests, takes the listener on a walk through Berlin, during the cold months. Everything is gray and freezing cold. All colors are faded as if a painter mixed them with black and white tones. And as cold as Berlin gets, cold enough to even freeze the people’s emotions, it leads to the second interpretation; depression.

“I’m not new to depression. Are you?” asks Sarah. People are under constant pressure from all side. No matter if rent, food, clothes, relationships, or the worries about our public image. “How do people perceive us in the so-called “outside world”. We have profiles on various platforms where to get likes, we really need to put some effort. Whether profiled as snarky or cutesy or something in between, we learned which one is our good angle, which type of photos are driving more traffic to our channels, which one is our niche.”

However, there are things that not even the sad, crying emoji can express. Devastation, pain, sorrow, war. And there’s war all around us and it feels like the next wars are waiting around the corner. There’s hate everywhere and unfortunately, in real life, haters can’t be blocked. “The internet life is taking over the offline one creating chaos. Hate is making the world go around, hovering us all in a big, fat tornado. And if that’s not depressing, I don’t know what is.”

About the video:

While following the events at the current war zones, Sarah decided to make a video for “Berlin During Winter”. Although she lives in Berlin, the song’s setting is symbolical. Using public domain footage from war archives, Sarah gave “Berlin During Winter” a striking video. “We can’t undo our history, but we can learn from it and shape our future. Especially this winter it’s about time that we break from our bubble,” Sarah says. “We spent so much money on gifts and parties while knowing that people somewhere else were dying or taken their homes away. The hypocrisy levels we have hit are beyond embarrassing and it’s about time that we do something. Despite how perfect our (social media) lives may be, we shall turn around and see the world without beautifying filters. We need to roll up our sleeves and ACT NOW. Not in a superficial way, not with hashtags. This time, for real.”

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About “Who Am I”

“During our particularly troubled times, some introspection is more than needed.”

On May 12, 2017, Sarah P.’s solo debut full-length “Who Am I” will be released. A pop record that is different, an ode to the humanly deep need of security and love and a piece of art that reads pages from Sarah P.’s diaries. It’s an album about fears, hopes, memories, dreams – and love. Inspired by Berlin, her Greek roots & personal struggles, Sarah asks “Who Am I? Who are we?”

“Our ethics, our cultures are shaping us, but what we become is completely our choice. I’ve been constantly asking myself “who am I”. Have you?”, asks Sarah in her latest article. Although the album is inspired by her struggles and personal fights, the humor and positivity are not missing – Sarah’s sarcasm is omnipresent, so is her passion for a better change that we all can bring once we decide to do so. It’s the realization that we have to start by asking ourselves who we are, who we want to be, and what we stand for.

On “Who Am I”, Sarah P. gets political, comments on our societies, serenades about true love, criticizes herself, and shares her fears and dreams. “There’s no right and there’s no wrong, but there’s hope,” says Sarah. “And while we’re feeling defeated, even during those dark hours, there’s hope we can do better. And we will.”

Following up her solo debut EP “Free” (2015), the full-length album “Who Am I” will be released on May 12, 2017, via Sarah P.’s own label EraseRestart. The album consists of ten songs that Sarah wrote in Berlin while thinking of her hometown Athens. “Who Am I” was produced together with George Prinotakis at Artracks Studios Athens, the surrounding she already knew before from her years as frontwoman of Keep Shelly in Athens. The album’s first single “Berlin During Winter” will be out on January 6th, 2017.

About Sarah P.

Sarah P.’s career in music started in 2010, during her final year at the drama school, as the lead singer of the successful indie group Keep Shelly in Athens. In 2014, Sarah left the band and moved to Berlin to focus on her solo career. After collaborations with artists like Mmoths, Sun Glitters, The New Division, The Bilinda Butchers, her solo debut record “Free” was released in December 2015 via her own label EraseRestart. Her full-length album “Who Am I” is out on May 12, 2017.

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Sarah P. - Berlin During Winter - Cover Artwork - Photo by Christoph Neumann
Sarah P. – Berlin During Winter
Cover Photo by Christoph Neumann

“Berlin During Winter”, die erste Single von Sarah P.’s kommendem Debutalbum Who Am I, ist ab sofort überall erhältlich.

Who Am I , das Solo-Debüt-Album von Sarah P., wird am 12. Mai 2017 erscheinen. Es ist ein Popalbum, das anders ist. Eine Ode an die tiefsitzenden menschlichen Bedürfnisse nach Sicherheit und Liebe. Who Am I erzählt von Ängsten, Hoffnungen, Erinnerungen, Träumen – und Liebe. Heute erscheint vorab „Berlin During Winter“, die erste Single des Albums.

„Berlin During Winter“ ist die erste Single von Sarah P.s kommender LP Who Am I. Zwischen Dreampop und Gitarren-Riffs beschreibt Sarah P. „Berlin During Winter“ als “electro ambient-core”. Inhaltlich zeichnet der Song, neben dem offensichtlichen Bild das der Songtitel vermuten lässt, das Bild des Winters der in uns selbst herrscht. Depression und Verwüstung sind die Hauptemotionen des bewegenden Songs, der die Hörer über vergangene und zukünftige Verhaltensweisen nachdenken lässt.

Um diese Aussage noch stärker hervorzubringen, entschied sich die griechische Künstlerin dazu „Berlin During Winter“ ein Video aus Kriegsszenen zu geben. “Wir können unsere Geschichte nicht ungeschehen machen, aber wir können aus ihr lernen und unsere Zukunft formen,” sagt Sarah P. und ruft dazu auf die Ärmel hochzukrempeln und aktiv zu werden bevor es zu spät ist.

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About “Who Am I”

“Vor allem während dieser schweren Zeiten ist es wichtig sich selbst zu reflektieren.”

“Who Am I”, das Solo Debut Album von Sarah P., wird am 12. Mai 2017 erscheinen. Es ist ein Popalbum, das anders ist. Eine Ode an die tiefsitzenden menschlichen Bedürfnisse nach Sicherheit und Liebe. “Who Am I” erzählt von Ängsten, Hoffnungen, Erinnerungen, Träumen – und Liebe. Inspiriert von ihrer Wahlheimat Berlin, ihren griechischen Wurzeln, den Geschehnissen in der Welt sowie persönlichen Kämpfen, fragt Sarah “Who am I? Who are we?”

“Unsere Ethiken und unsere Kulturen prägen uns, aber zu wem wir wirklich werden, liegt allein in unseren Händen. Wir alle sollten uns fragen wer wir eigentlich sind und wer wir sein wollen”, sagt Sarah. “Who Am I” ist in von ihren persönlichen Kämpfe beeinflusst, dennoch fehlt es an keinem Punkt an Positivität. Sarahs Sarkasmus ist allgegenwärtig, genau wie ihre Überzeugung, dass die Welt eine Bessere sein kann – wenn wir gemeinsam dafür entscheiden. Die Erkenntnis: wir müssen beginnen uns zu fragen, wer wir sind, wer wir sein wollen und wofür wir stehen.

Auf “Who Am I” kommentiert Sarah P. unsere Gesellschaften, kritisiert sich selbst, teilt ihre Ängste und Träume und singt über wahre Liebe. “Es gibt immer Hoffnung”, sagt Sarah. “Selbst in dunklen Stunden, gibt es Hoffnung. Hoffnung, dass wir es besser machen können. Und das werden wir.”

Nach ihrer Solo-Debut EP “Free” (2015) wird das Album “Who Am I” am 12. Mai 2017 über Sarah P.’s eigenes Label EraseRestart veröffentlicht. Geschrieben wurde das “Who Am I” in Berlin während Sarah an ihre Heimatstadt Athen dachte. Produziert wurde das Album gemeinsam mit George Prinotakis in den Artracks Studios Athen. Die erste Single “Berlin During Winter” erscheint am 6. Januar 2017.

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