Sarah Shook: Difference between revisions

Shook was born in Rochester, New York. They were homeschooled and grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family where music was restricted.<ref name=SavingCountryMusic-Sidelong-2015>{{cite news|last1=Trigger|title=Album Review – "Sidelong" by Sarah Shook & The Disarmers|url=http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/album-review-sidelong-by-sarah-shook-the-disarmers/|work=Saving Country Music|date=30 October 2015}}</ref> She was permitted only to listen to classical and worship music.<ref name=TheBoot-Years-2018>{{cite news|last1=Stefano|first1=Angela|title=Interview: Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Come Armed With Country Melodies, Biting Wit on 'Years'|url=http://theboot.com/sarah-shook-and-the-disarmers-years-interview-2018/|work=The Boot|date=6 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> When Shook was 9 years old they taught themself piano.<ref name=AmSongwriter-Years-2018>{{cite news|title=Instant and Total Catharsis: A Q&A with Sarah Shook|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2018/04/instant-total-catharsis-qa-sarah-shook/|work=American Songwriter|date=17 April 2018}}</ref> In high school they taught themself acoustic guitar.<ref name=IndyWeek-Sidelong-2015 />

In April 2018, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers released their second record, which was called ''Years,'' on Bloodshot Records. Shook and the band worked on the songs while touring heavily.<ref name=RollingStone-Years-2018>{{cite news|last1=Freeman|first1=Jon|title=Country Punk Sarah Shook Talks New LP 'Years,' Finding Strength in Humor|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/features/sarah-shook-on-disarmers-new-lp-years-w518818|work=Rolling Stone|date=6 April 2018}}</ref> Shook also focused on learning vocal techniques as a way to control and release their vocals, which led to what many reviews cite as a crisper vocal sound.<ref name=Noisey-Years-2018 /> Music critic Greg Kot compares her vocals to those of jazz vocals, noting that Shook and the band, who have toured together for years, are ferocious.<ref name=SoundOpinions-Years-Review-2018>{{cite news|last1=DeRogatis|first1=Jim|last2=Kot|first2=Greg|title=Show 646: The Legend of Captain Beefheart, Opinions on Kacey Musgraves & Sarah Shook|url=http://www.soundopinions.org/show/646|work=Sound Opinions|date=13 April 2018|language=en|format=Audio radio talk show and podcast}}</ref> The song, "Good as Gold," was chosen as one of ''Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone's'' 10 best country and Americana songs of the week in March 2018.<ref name=RollingStone-BestSong-GoodAsGold-2018>{{cite news|last1=McKenna|first1=Brittney|title=10 Best Country, Americana Songs of the Week: Brent Cobb, Sarah Shook|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/best-country-americana-songs-to-hear-now-brent-cobb-sarah-shook-w517955/sarah-shook-and-the-disarmers-good-as-gold-w517958|work=Rolling Stone|date=16 March 2018}}</ref> ''Years'' has received positive reviews.<ref name=SoundOpinions-Years-Review-2018 /><ref name=PopMatters-Years-Review-2018>{{cite news|last1=Whitelock|first1=Ed|title=Sarah Shook and the Disarmers Have Made a New Country Classic with 'Years'|url=https://www.popmatters.com/sarah-shook-disarmers-years-2555931671.html|work=PopMatters|date=4 April 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=WideOpenCountry-Years-Review-2018>{{cite news|last1=Sawyer|first1=Bobbie Jean|title=Sarah Shook Talks Resilience, Drinking Songs and Making Her Own Rules|url=http://www.wideopencountry.com/sarah-shook-talks-resilience-drinking-songs-and-making-her-own-rules/|work=Wide Open Country|date=5 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=ChicagoTrib-Years-Review-2018>{{cite news|last1=Kot|first1=Greg|title=Sarah Shook sings with sharpened clarity on 'Years'|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/sc-ent-sarah-shook-review-0406-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

A documentary, ''What it Takes: film en douze tableaux'', from director Gorman Bechard is scheduled to be released on DVD on November 9, 2018.  It follows Shook as she writes and records her album ''Years''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gormanbechard.wordpress.com/tag/sarah-shook-and-the-disarmers/|title=sarah shook and the disarmers {{!}} Guy With Typewriter|website=gormanbechard.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=What it Takes: film en douze tableaux|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7423972/|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Films|first=What Were We Thinking|title=What it Takes: film en douze tableaux - TRAILER|date=2018-01-06|url=https://vimeo.com/249948294|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref>  As the ''If It's Too Loud'' music blog says, "Film documentaries are typically put out by a record company as a way to cash in on an artist and are little more than fluff pieces, or they focus on drama within a band. ''What it Takes: film en douze tableaux'' doesn't do any of that. While Bechard is an obvious fan of his subject, he shows them as is, and doesn't try to show them glossed over or hyped up."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifitstooloud.com/2018/05/film-review-what-it-takes-film-en-douze.html|title=Film Review: What it Takes: film en douze tableaux|website=www.ifitstooloud.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref>