Sarah Mary Chadwick's music is often challenging, tackling profound themes like grief and mental health with stark honesty. Her style brings to mind modern outsiders like Joanna Sternberg and St. Lenox, pushing conventional boundaries within the singer-songwriter genre. In her latest album 'Take Me Out to a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?', Chadwick strips down her sound to essential piano blocks, recorded innovatively with contact mics. Her approach emphasizes a crafted rawness, offering an intimate listening experience despite the less polished singing, characterized by frequent voice cracks and emotional weight.
"There's a lot of craft in what I do," she told Bandcamp in 2019, indicating that the rawness of her music is a deliberate choice rather than a lack of refinement.
Chadwick's intimate style makes her music sound almost like she's improvising, reflecting a deep personal monologue set to music.
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