Sara Melson

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Sara Melson grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana, the child of two professors, in a house crammed full of books. “I’d spend hours in my room writing. I have stacks of journals, full of lyrics, poems, random bits of stories,” Sara says. She was also obsessed with her parents’ record collection, memorizing every note and word of her favorite records: The Stones, The Beatles, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, The Band, Neil Young, Bowie, and Van Morrison.

Classically trained on the piano, Sara taught herself the guitar. “I started on acoustic, and was itching to rock,” she says. “Pretty soon I had a really loud amp and a bunch of pedals, and began making lots of noise. I could only play the proverbial three chords at first, but was putting my words to music almost immediately. Interestingly, it was through discovering guitar that I realized I could actually write my own songs on the piano as well, instead of being wedded to reading off of sheet music.”

Sara began recording first on four track, then on eight track. “When I write a song, I can’t sleep until it’s recorded. I don’t know if I’m fatalistic, but if something happened to me, nobody would ever hear it. As soon as I get it down, I feel better.” In 2003, she released Five Song EP, self-produced at home and in the studios of friends. Launch/Yahoo made it a Top Ten Pick in its Cool as Folk Radiocast. Songs from the EP aired on Indie 103.1, XM Satellite Radio, and KCRW, and were featured in the ABC television show Men In Trees, the new Viacom show South Of Nowhere, and the independent film Spectres.

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  • freepr0n

    discovered her through frasier. she's still bangin 20 years later

    20 May 5:15am Reply
  • luomal

    Sara has a new album coming out on April 30th! Go to her website and check it out!

    23 Mar 7:08pm Reply
  • R_Victor

    Feel it Coming <3

    15 Nov 2012 Reply
  • songprinston

    Loving"Never been hurt".

    8 Jun 2009 Reply
  • maarck

    LOVE HER SINCE "FEEL IT COMING" ON GREYS ANATOMY

    6 Jun 2009 Reply
  • default99

    Great :3

    31 Dec 2008 Reply
  • NydiaJanneth

    una voz maravillosa, que remonta a un escenario ecepcional!!

    13 Oct 2008 Reply
  • cees538

    briljant album! really love it!

    14 Mar 2008 Reply
  • musicandmisery

    Hey guys, if you love Feel It Coming, check out her truly amazing album 'Dirty Mind' which is available on iTunes and Amazon. :)

    4 Mar 2008 Reply
  • Poppy_x

    :) yep, loved this on GA! yet another artist found through Grey's to add to the very vast list :)

    15 Dec 2007 Reply
  • niux

    awesome pick for Crash Into Me ending!

    7 Dec 2007 Reply