Sara Lowes

Sara Lowes

Sara Lowes performing with the band Bone-Box at Manchester Sound Control on 20th January 2014. Image © Emma Farrer.
Background information
Origin Lancashire
Genres Alternative Folk
Years active 2008–present
Labels Red Deer Club
Associated acts The Earlies
Website Sara Lowes

Sara Lowes  is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. A member of The Earlies, Lowes has worked as a touring and recording session musician and backing vocalist for acts including: The Earlies, King Creosote, Jens Lekman and Marina and the Diamonds. Lowes' solo work is an eclectic mix encompassing many genres. she has released four solo studio recordings to date. In 2014, Sara Lowes was appointed as composer in residence at The National Graphene Institute at Manchester University.

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Biography

The Earlies first album These Were The Earlies was released in 2005 and in the same year Lowes recorded vocals for Micah P. Hinson album The Gospel Of Progress produced byThe Earlies.

Earworm records released a limited edition, collaboration 7 inch vinyl with The Earlies, 2005 featuring The Webb Brothers track "I've been Waiting" featuring Lowes' composition on the B-side "Thomas Danger Hatton".

In 2006 Sara started playing keys for David Potts and Jim Noir and as a member of The Earlies live band backed King Creosote during the album KC Rules OK.

In 2007 Lowes sang backing vocals on Windmill's debut record Puddle City Racing Lights released on Melodic Records. In the same year Lowes joined Half Cousin and sang backing vocals on the second album release Iodine and played keys live for the band.

Sara's debut solo album Tomorrow's Laughter was released on Red Deer Club Records in 2008. The album got picked up by The Tindersticks who after hearing her on BBC 6 Music, asked Lowes to support them on their European tour of their seventh studio album Hungry Saw, released in April 2008 on Beggars Banquet Records in the UK and Europe, and on Constellation Records in North America.

In February 2011 Lowes toured with The Earlies and King Creosote to record the live album Lancashire Bits Of Strange.

In March 2011 Lowes sang backing vocals for Jesca Hoop during live dates promoting her Snow Globe EP.

Lowes released her full album Back To Creation on May 23, 2011.[5]

In August 2011 Lowes joined The Earlies once more as backing band to Daniel Johnston.

Lowes toured Canada in September and October 2011 supporting Said The Whale, label friends on Hidden Pony Records who released the record in Canada and The United States.

In 2012 Lowes travelled to Sweden to play keyboards for Jens Lekman.

In April 2012 Lowes joined the live band for Marina and the Diamonds for her second album release Electra Heart and supported Coldplay on the Europe and America tours.

In 2013 Sara released 'All For The Dream (with the means of a well planned getaway) on Red Deer Club Records

In 2014, Sara Lowes was appointed as composer in residence at The National Graphene Institute at Manchester University. Commissioned by Brighter Sound, Lowes worked with Dr Cinzia Casiraghi and Nobel Prize-winning Scientist Sir Kostya Novoselov to explore the commonalities between two creative processes: composition and scientific research. The outcome was Graphene Suite, a six movement piece mixing different musical styles and nuances, the piece also paid tribute to the pioneering female composers and scientists of the past. The music was debuted at The University of Manchester and the Museum of Science and Industry.

Sara Lowes' second album, The Joy of Waiting, co-produced with band member Nicky Madden and saxophone) mixed and mastered by Gareth Cousins,[6] was self released on February 23rd 2015.

Lowes was score vocalist for composer Steven Price's BAFTA winning composition for BBC Documentary TV series The Hunt in 2015.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Q Magazine Review - Sara Lowes". Q Magazine. 27 April 2011 (June 2011 Edition). Retrieved 28 June 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Daily Mirror Review - Sara Lowes". Daily Mirror. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Thelineofbestfit.com
  4. ↑ Citylife.co.uk
  5. ↑ "Sara Lowes". Red Deer Club. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  6. ↑ Riley, Marc (February 2014). "BBC Radio Session, Sara Lowes". BBC Radio 6. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

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