New music: It’s ‘Penguin Party’ time | Holiday Playlist

Working on the gift list for family and friends? Then you cannot go wrong with new music. Just in time for the holidays, an Illinois-based indie singer/ songwriter of the name Sarah Schonert, has released her album ‘Penguin Party.’ This LP takes an experimental approach sure to resonate with music fan innovators like Kate Bush and Imogen Heap. Sarah writes and records out of her home studio, combining classical-sounding piano with ambient washes, vocoded synths, electronic elements, and layered vocals. What we like about this artist: she is not afraid to experiment with vintage instruments or new technology to create her sound.

The artwork for Penguin Party features photography by Brian Rowe (argentography.com), taken on film using vintage cameras.
Photo credit: The artwork for Penguin Party features photography by Brian Rowe (argentography.com), taken on film using vintage cameras to counter Sarah’s digital sound.
Penguin Party
LyPhyS
8 December 2017
For ‘Penguin Party’ she chose to stick to keyboards and loopers to focus on producing an energetic album people would want to dance to. She also experimented with vocoder to make a drum track drive a bassline, looping live, and extravagant piano ornaments. Have a listen and pre-order here.

The artwork for Penguin Party features photography by Brian Rowe (argentography.com), taken on film using vintage cameras to counter Sarah’s digital sound.
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Track List for album ‘Penguin Party’

1. Astound Me
2. Tree with Feet
3. Queen of Panels
4. Queen of Panels Outro
5. Penguin Party
6. Listen Soak Repeat
7. I Can’t Think Straight
8. Glacier Dive
9. Irrelevant
10. NonCrystalline
11. Overdriving Headlights
12. You Still Awake
13. Get Thee to a Nunnery

About Sarah Schonert

Sarah Schonert is a Creative, writing, recording, and producing original pieces out of her home studio in Peoria, IL and coming out with her third LP, “Penguin Party.” Her second LP, “My Unwinding State” has garnered over a dozen reviews/interviews/features and an award, and hasn’t slowed down, releasing two instrumental albums between LPs.

Sarah is a multi-instrumentalist and singer that loves her gear and software. Her style is rooted in classical piano, supported by electronic vsts, loopers, ambient washes, carefully crafted arps, and assorted instruments she has collected over the years. Her sound is eclectic, ethereal, dreamy, and unexpected.

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