Sarabeth Tucek's new album 'Get Well Soon' was one of the more depressing but untold stories of the recent London riots.
One of Sony's distribution centres is based in north London and the rioters probably didn't think much of throwing a few firebombs at a major label. Unfortunately, this was also a major distribution centre for many independent labels and artists (165 in total), none of which can afford to have their stock destroyed, and yet found themselves caught up in the crossfire.
Sympathies aside, 'Get Well Soon' is an excellent album from an excellent and under-exposed artist. The writing is deeply personal - both emotionally and physically - and none more so than on that title track, 'Get Well Soon'.
It's a song that's both easy to hear and difficult to listen to. The melody is undoubtedly easy on the ear, but the lyrics and themes (grief following the loss of her father, as well as mental fragility) are clearly from a harder place.
'Get Well Soon' was one such album - the promotional work was all done, the cds were pressed and ready for distribution...only for all the hard work to - quite literally - go up in flames. It's a real shame for a number of reasons (quite apart from the cost to the label, Sonic Cathedral, and the artist herself), because this should have been a bit of a breakthrough for Sarabeth. She'd had great press in the UK nationals (ranging from Q to the NME; from the Guardian and Times, even through to the Daily Mirror) and so the timing sucked.
Sympathies aside, 'Get Well Soon' is an excellent album from an excellent and under-exposed artist. The writing is deeply personal - both emotionally and physically - and none more so than on that title track, 'Get Well Soon'.
It's a song that's both easy to hear and difficult to listen to. The melody is undoubtedly easy on the ear, but the lyrics and themes (grief following the loss of her father, as well as mental fragility) are clearly from a harder place.
