who is Sarya?
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sarya (they/them) is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter/poet based in Seattle. they were previously based in Edinburgh and Taipei, where they began to make music in 2017.
sarya’s work stems from spoken word and DIY music scenes, using emotional lyrics to fuel their ethereal vocals. sarya likes to play with video game inspired electronic 8-bit noises to make songs about the worries of everyday life. Spanning across multiple genres and always keen to experiment, sarya has over 1,000,000 streams for their latest EP, "take care of yourself". "i don't know where i'm going but that's okay" was featured on The Herald Scotland as the #1 song of new Scottish music of 2020.
most recent SINGLE release:
“Sarya’s music is blunt-force lyricism meeting with cloudy, video game-inspired synth sonics.”
“"sarya is an absolute master at capturing relatable feelings and emotions with their sublime lo-fi beats and exceptional lyricism"”
“Intimate, personal, and with a vocal range that made even the simplest lyrics sound profound.”
“...an irresistible cauldron of indie, electronica and folk sounds and the soaring high-pitched vocal melancholy...”
— Martin Williams, The Herald Scotland, Top 100 Tunes From Scotland in 2020