Sarah Fimm

Sarah Fimm
Performing solo in 2010
Performing solo in 2010
Background information
BornTulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Instruments
  • vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active2001–present
Websitewww.sarahfimm.com

Sarah Fimm is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, residing in Woodstock, NY.[1]

Biography

Fimm was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her grandmother is a Holocaust survivor.[1] She toured and collaborated with singer Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus), and supported Delerium[2] in 2008. Her music has been featured on MTV's Real World/Road Rules, Mark Hamill’s Comic Book: The Movie, D.E.B.S. (soundtrack from the motion picture),[3] and the Lifetime channel, among others. Fimm's voice can be heard on Iggy Pops versions of Serge Gainsbourg’s ‘La Javanaise’ and ‘Et Si Tu N`Existais Pas’. Fimm plays piano, sings, and writes her own songs.[4] She has "received continual accolades from Rolling Stone and Billboard for her stellar songwriting."[5]

Billboard called A Perfect Dream (2002) an album that "contained a chilling, isolated beauty" and Nexus (2004) a "stunning celestial journey."[6] Billboard compared her work on A Perfect Dream to work by Tori Amos.[7] The Charleston Gazette echoed the comparison to Amos and wrote that Fimm is "not afraid to tell the world how she really feels."[8]

Her work on Near Infinite Possibility (2011) (produced by David Baron) shows influences from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Heart,[9] and featured musicians such as Josh Freese,[10] Brian Viglione, Earl Slick, Sterling Campbell, John Andrews and others.

Fimm has been involved in outdoor art installations through an initiative called Inspire Art.[11]

In 2015, with the help of music producer David Baron, two more albums came to fruition – Potnia Theron[citation needed] (2015) and Adaquarium (2015).[citation needed]

Given Never Offered (2018)[12] is her latest release. The album features producer David Baron, multi-instrumentalist Erik Lawrence, bassist Sara Lee, and drummer Ben Perowsky.

Discography

Year Album
2001 Cocooned
2002 A Perfect Dream
2004 Nexus
2008 White Birds (extended play)
2009 Red Yellow Sun
2009 The Vanishing Sessions (B-Sides Part I)
2010 Karma Phala
2011 Near Infinite Possibility
2015 Potnia Theron
2015 Adaquarium
2018 Given Never Offered
2020 There Thy Beauty Lies
2020 Planting Oblivion
2022 World Lines
2022 Aletheia
2022 Celestial Strangers

References

  1. ^ a b "Sarah Fimm". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Delerium w/ Elsiane, Morgan Page, Sarah Fimm on 9/21/08 at the Gothic Theatre". www.gothictheatre.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ Titus, Christa (16 July 2005). "Sarah Fimm". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 29. p. 58. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ Lipton, Michael (6 February 2003). "Review". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ Nichols, Sharon. "CD Review: Sarah Fimm". Chronogram.
  6. ^ "Sarah Fimm". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 11. 21 March 2009. p. 38. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Sarah Fimm". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 50. 14 December 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. ^ Brosnan, Lisa; Spain, Eston (6 February 2003). "Sarah Fimm delivers NYC street sounds to Capitol Theater". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Sarah Fimm". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 11. 2 April 2011. p. 32. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  10. ^ Ramirez, Carlos (13 March 2018). "Singer Sarah Fimm on Working With A Perfect Circle's Josh Freese".
  11. ^ Hutton, Ann (9 May 2012). "Sparkle Park installation in Bearsville to raise awareness of human trafficking". Almanac Weekly. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. ^ N/A, Victoria (13 March 2018). "Sarah Fimm: Given Never Offered (Album Review)". Muruch. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018.