Urban/Folk rhythms temper the raw power of this young artist's hauntingly deep voice. It's as if the well articulated piano phrasings and stunning vocals were sent throught the Express Train tunnel and came out to Grand Central Station pulsing and breathing. And all that from a girl who grew up in the country of Pennsylvania and studied classical piano! Somewhere between her log cabin home and downtown university Sarah found her place in the world. A world that's passionate and alive like the city and country that she loves. 　　 　　Her songs are caught in between the same way. Songs that waver between pop, folk, soul and rock. Songs that sing of life, death and everything that happens between. Her piano playing is the foundation of each song. Rachmoninoff and Sarah share the same birthday and the same passion for the depth and lower end of the piano. Her jazz professors lead her to a love of rich chording. And her love of songwriter greats like Stevie Wonder, Bruce Hornsby, Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos and Elton John opened her to a world of lyrical poetry and showed her how to sing and play from her soul. 　　 　　This first album of Sarah's is a window into a budding New York songwriter's heart and soul. It's an all-or-nothing love-me-or-leave-it journey worth taking.