Happy Magazine
Sonia Serin crafts emotive folk-rock brilliance on Dodged A Bullet
It was back in April, with the release of her single London Your A Thief, that we were first introduced to the endearing acoustic rock sounds of Sonia Serin. Read More…
Beat Magazine
Sonia Serin unapologetically launches straight to the heart with ‘Dodged a Bullet’,
Beat Magazine
Sonia Serin shares her latest emotional single, ‘London You’re A Thief’
Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriting visionary, Sonia Serin, bottles up emotions from many tributaries with her new single ‘London You’re A Thief’. It’s just as reflective of an ex-partner of two years as it is an exploration into the oft-frequented travel pitstop and home, London itself. Read More…
Happy Mag
Fall into the hypnotic sounds of Sonia Serin’s new single, ‘London You’re A Thief’
There’s something inexplicably hypnotic about the music of Sonia Serin. With a string of singles under her belt, the Melbourne artist has spent the past number of years carving out a sound for herself that feels simultaneously grounded and explorative; it’s rooted in acoustic indie, but reaches far wider. Read More…
Beat Magazine
Interview
How do shows in Melbourne compare to playing overseas? Like Melbourne, I find European cities very accepting and engaging when hearing new genres and a variation of styles. I don’t think audiences differ in terms of music culture-diversity and the appreciation for live music. Read More…
Beat Magazine
Pink Moon EP Interview
Tell us about your sound? Definitely a variety of acoustic, moody and melodic. Given I’m playing both guitar and piano tunes on this EP, there are plenty of layers of piano, cello and synth midi combinations. Read More…
U N R E S O L V E D
Completed over two years, Sonia Serin’s album UNRESOLVED explores the cycles of beginnings, endings, and the sometimes sense of incompleteness that comes in between.
A seven track album mixed by Rolling stock Studios, Alexander Jackson, Andrew Robinson and Lillith Lane; featuring the cellist Francesca Mountfort and second guitarist Oliver Paterson.
Together with Serin’s soulful and moving compositions, this ensemble of musicians bring a poignant sense of beauty to a cycle of songs about acceptance of life’s mysteries and the gentle surfing of what the album calls ‘tidal waves’ of grief and relationships
The songs are tender explorations on romance, relationships and the unknowability of the way life unfolds.
The first track, showcasing the nimble finger picking that is characteristic of a style that saw Proud Camden call Serin a ‘Stella guitarist.’ The track, ‘Dodged A Bullet’, muses in a lyric which sums up the themes of the album, ‘Sometimes no closure is the only closure we get.’
In a way, the answer is on the instrumental track and single ‘Pink Moon’, a duet between piano and cello which uses the inspiration of an April ‘Pink Moon’ to explore new beginnings. The second piano instrumental, ‘Syria’ uses themes of belonging, culture and trauma to evoke themes of love and loss.
In the lynchpin track of the album, ‘London You’re A Thief’ describes the way that ‘people go to London to find themselves again’ in a haunting and soulful elegy for a relationship that is released with tenderness and a generous goodbye.
Ultimately, Serin’s album is a meditation at a crossroads, presented with style, grace, and wisdom. The theme of the crossroads provides new beginnings but also choices, hope for the future, and the ability to observe and be inspired by the beautiful and bittersweet moments presented to us on our journeys.
Sonia Serin’s UNRESOLVED was launched at the KXT Bakehouse in Melbourne on November 16 2019.
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