Rising Star Sarah Kinsley Announces Captivating Debut Album ‘Escaper’
Emerging artist Sarah Kinsley announces the release of her debut full-length album, Escaper, set to launch on September 6 under Verve Forecast.
Next week, on June 20, Kinsley will give fans a sneak peek of the new music with the release of “Last Time We Never Meet Again”.
In promotion of the new music, Kinsley will set off on a headline tour across North America, the U.K., and the rest of Europe, starting on September 15. The tour includes performances at New York City’s Webster Hall, Los Angeles’ Troubadour, and more.
Intrigued by the concept of alternate realities and imaginary worlds, Escaper invites listeners to find their own escape. Throughout the album’s 12 tracks, Kinsley delves into old friendships, loss, the contrast between romantic love and platonic love, and the fading of once thriving relationships.
Sarah Kinsley co-produced the album in collaboration with Grammy-award winning producer John Congleton (Angel Olsen, St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten). She shares, “One realization you eventually have as an introspective person is that there’s a world outside of yourself waiting for you to explore. I crafted every single EP from scratch, in the comfort of my apartment… This record was meant to be grand and unstoppable. A beginning descent into freefall. Why keep that feeling in solitude? Why not invite another into that journey?”
Raised in the world of classical music and developing a love for pop music in her teenage years, Kinsley often blends the two in Escaper. “I’m just such a sucker for massive, grand songs,” she explains. “I think it’s the classical musician in me who loves symphonies and the magnum opus effect.”
The New York-based artist has released three EPs—The King (2021), Cypress (2022), and Ascension (2023)—to widespread critical acclaim. The King’s title track went viral on TikTok, amassing 121 million global streams to date across her catalogue and still growing. The EP was included in NME’s list of top debut projects of 2021, with praise for her transformative songs of growing pains and discovery, likening them to the introverted, deeply human alt-pop of Maggie Rogers and Lorde.
Ascension received accolades from the likes of NPR Music, The Sunday Times, Ones to Watch, and more. Kinsley has performed at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and more, and has opened for artists such as Mitski, Sylvan Esso, Weyes Blood, and Gus Dapperton.
TRACKLIST
SARAH KINSLEY—ESCAPER
1. Last Time We Never Meet Again
2. Realms
3. Glint
4. Sublime
5. My Name Is Dancing
6. Beautiful Things
7. Barrel Of Love
8. Matter
9. There Was A Room
10. Knights
11. Starling
12. Escaper
TOUR DATES
September 15—Hollywood Theatre—Vancouver, BC
September 16—Neumos—Seattle, WA
September 17—Polaris Hall—Portland, OR
September 19—The Independent—San Francisco, CA
September 20—Troubadour—Los Angeles, CA
September 22—Valley Bar—Phoenix, AZ
September 25—House of Blues Cambridge Room—Dallas, TX
September 26—Antone’s Nightclub—Austin, TX
September 29—The Basement East—Nashville, TN
October 1—Thalia Hall—Chicago, IL
October 2—A&R Music Bar—Columbus, OH
October 4—The Loft at Center Stage—Atlanta, GA
October 5—Motorco Music Hall—Durham, NC
October 6—Union Stage—Washington D.C.
October 9—The Great Hall—Toronto, ON
October 10—Theatre Fairmount—Montreal, QC
October 12—Higher Ground Showcase Lounge—South Burlington, VT
October 13—Royale—Boston, MA
October 15—The Foundry at The Fillmore—Philadelphia, PA
October 16—Webster Hall—New York, NY
November 8—Whelan’s—Dublin, Ireland
November 10—SWG3—Glasgow, UK
November 11—Band On The Wall—Manchester, UK
November 13—Thekla—Bristol, UK
November 14—Heaven—London, UK
November 18—Melkweg—Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 19—CBE—Cologne, Germany
November 22—Lido—Berlin, Germany
November 23—Cafe v Lese—Prague, Czech Republic
November 25—Strom—Munich, Germany
November 27—Le Bellevilloise—Paris, France
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