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Inspired by other Minnesota artists, Sarah Morris adds new sounds to her music

By Malachy Koons
Published April 21, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
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Minnesota singer/songwriter Sarah Morris.

Singer/songwriter Sarah Morris joined Centerstage Minnesota April 21, 2023, to talk about her new album, Here's To You.

On her upcoming fifth album Here’s To You, Sarah Morris is trying new things.

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"Here's To You" album art.

“I love country music and the bones of my songwriting will always reflect that,” Morris said on Centerstage Minnesota. “And also I’m singing less towards that direction and have been for a while.”

Here’s To You has a lush and textured sound, featuring layered vocals and synthesizers. Morris highlighted two Minnesota albums that influenced her new work: the folk and electronic combination of The Nunnery’s 2020 Floating Gardens album, and Dave Mehling’s 2021 album Beach Boy.

“I love country music and the bones of my songwriting will always reflect that,” Morris said on Centerstage Minnesota. “And also I’m singing less towards that direction and have been for a while.”

Morris brought in Mehling to produce her album.

“Dave is really excellent at making all kinds of wild, wacky, wonderful sounds,” she said.

To hear solo versions of the songs, she will be performing Friday, April 21, in Park Rapids as part of a songwriters round.

To hear more about the upcoming album and more chances to see Sarah perform, listen to the full conversation above. Centerstage Minnesota is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota, through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Malachy Koons
Malachy started his radio career in 2017 at a college radio station, where he played weird music in the middle of the night to possibly no one. On a good night maybe his parents were listening. Nonetheless, he was hooked on public radio and is still doing it today.<br/><br/><br/>He joined Northern Community Radio in 2022, where he gets to share his passion for local music as Producer of Minnesota Mixtape, an all Minnesota music show airing Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m. You can also find him hosting Headwaters and curating The Setlist.
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