Sara Jean Stevens – “Thaw”
Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of Sara Jean Stevens’ song “Thaw” from her forthcoming album Lovesick, which is set for release on February 14. Lovesick was recorded and mixed by Starlin Browning at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, MS. It was mastered by Mike Hagler at Kingsize Sound Labs in Chicago. This song will be available on December 6.
“Thaw” is Sara on acoustic guitar, piano and vocals; Matt Patton on bass; Taylor Hollingsworth on lead guitar; Jason Lucia on drums; Kell Kellum on pedal steel; and Saviour Sallah on organ.
There’s a backdrop of darkness and foreboding in this song, with an uptempo beat and swirling pedal steel guitar – a darkness that emphasizes that there’s a depth here: in the hills, in the songwriting, and in the music. Crafted in the Mississippi studios of Dial Back Sound, there are layers of natural landscapes and American folklore histories baked right in. Whispers floating on the wind, secrets in the hills, and promises made and broken.
“Thaw” is my love song for the Black Hills. I was a wild, young hemp activist living in South Dakota when I turned 21. I moved there to work alongside the Lakota Indian tribe, fighting for their right to grow hemp as a crop. I spent my free time playing shows and exploring the Black Hills. That area of the country has imprinted on me like nowhere else. There’s a magic you can’t explain to anyone who hasn’t experienced it for themselves. – Sara Jean Stevens
Find more information here on Sara’s website: https://www.sarajstevens.com
