PREMIERE: “Anna” by Sara Rachele

Sara Rachele has impressed me from the get-go, and her upcoming album April Fool (out November 17) looks like it’s going to be her best yet. Already a master at baring her soul, the sparse instrumentation on “Anna” shows Sara Rachele at her most vulnerable. Of the song Rachele writes,

“Sometimes music is an easier way of communicating for me. I’ve been that way since I was a child. With “Anna,” the conversation is imaginary—a preparation for the actual conversation…

There are times when you know the truth will crumble, instead of materializing. These moments are phases, which often take shape in a song. The pain becomes more bearable, and albeit awful, the lies become understood. Yet, these moments are potentially necessary Machiavellian stepping-stones to get to the truth. I wrestle with the lack of permanence and its illusiveness… I once heard Ryan Adams talk about getting over the ‘illusion of permanence,’ and that definitely resonates with me in life and in my music.

So much music is about love and relationships, and in a sense, I guess this song is too. I’m recounting a story to a friend, and they couldn’t possibly understand—but art allows us a true closeness, even within ourselves, where we can say, “This is the best I am, and this is me doing the best I can. I know it’s not good enough, and I’m sorry.”

The overwhelming swell of Rachele’s voice brings the emotional fragility of the song into stark relief. This is one that will certainly stick with you.

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