Hear Suzanne Santo At The Top Of Her Game On New Album "Yard Sale"

Hear Suzanne Santo At The Top Of Her Game On New Album Yard Sale Co-produced with John Spiker, Yard Sale spans from indie-rock to neo-soul to gospel and R&B    August 30, 2021 - Austin, TX - Suzanne Santo’s brand new album, Yard Sale, delves into the ideas of discarding wants, sentimental treasures, largely in the form of people and places that have lost meaning or are no longer of service—letting things fall away to make space for better things to come. Austin, Texas-based songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Santo wrote Yard Sale’s twelve songs between a farmhouse on the Irish coast, long bus rides, backstage writing sessions, and hotel stays—all during a world tour with Hozier, of which Santo was an opening act and a member of the headliner’s band. Fans will likely also know Santo from her work in musical duo Honeyhoney, but after one last gig with Hozier at Glastonbury, she was eager to get back to her solo career and headed straight to Los Angeles to begin working with co-producer John Spiker on what would become Yard Sale.    The resulting album presents Santo at the very top of her game musically, writing her own string arrangements and singing each song in an agile, acrobatic voice—perhaps in part due to the cathartic making-of process and what that has meant for her professionally and personally. At times she bridges the gap between indie-rock and neo-soul. On other tracks, she mixes gospel influences with a deconstructed R&B beat. Fans will hear layers of spacey, atmospheric electric guitar and Shakey Graves on a rainy-day ballad driven forward by a metronomic drum pattern, and Gary Clark Jr. punctuating with fiery fretwork. Fans can stream or purchase Yard Sale now at this link and see a full list of tour dates below, including tour stops in support of Jade Bird, Murder By Death, Son Little, and the aforementioned Gary Clark Jr.   Yard Sale In The News: Rolling Stone spotlighted “Mercy” as one of their weekly music picks, describing it as, “A sturdy arrangement of indie-ish roots-rock that blooms into a spacey Radiohead-style instrumental break.”   Santo spoke with Performer Magazine about the album for their August/September issue, which is on stands now.   Giving the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, Slant Magazine said, “Yard Sale is an urgent, timely roots record...that feels fresh and fully of the moment. Sharp and forthright songwriting. Her most compelling, forward-looking album to date.”    Austin American-Statesman wrote, “What makes Yard Sale shine is the dramatic power of Santo’s vocal delivery and her emotionally resonant lyrics.”    Santo spoke with Wide Open Country about some of her earliest musical memories and Patsy Cline’s personal impact on her music.   Austin Chronicle reviewed the album, saying, “Yard Sale delivers a cathartic slow burn that both sears and soothes on its way to rejuvenation. Santo's immaculate vocals dig into the crevices of emotion.”   TIDAL invited Santo to curate a playlist in conjunction with the release of Yard Sale.   “It’s been no secret the talent of Santo but Yard Sale is a whole new experience. Her raw storytelling mixed with her proclivity for melody experimentation have resulted in some of Santo’s finest work,” Atwood Magazine said in a recent review, “Her growth as a person and an artist is strongly apparent, and something to be lauded.”    Santo discussed the origins of her “defiant” tune “Fall For That” with American Songwriter.    Americana Highways had some kind things to say about the album in their review, and writer Andrew Gulden spoke with Santo about Yard Sale and her return to the road. Yard Sale Tracklisting:  1. Over and Over Again 2. Mercy 3. Gold Rush 4. Save For Love 5. Bad Beast 6. Since I Had Your Love 7. Afraid Of Heights 8. Fall For That 9. Common Sense 10. To No End 11. Idiot 12. Island Catch Suzanne Santo On Tour: Sept. 7 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren ^^  Sept. 8 - San Diego, CA - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park ^^ Sept. 10 - Portsmouth, NH - Prescott Park Arts Festival Sept. 11 - Bowling Green, OH - Black Swamp Arts Festival Sept. 13 - Indianapolis, IN - Holler On The Hills Festival at Hi-Fi  Sept. 16 - Austin, TX - The Parish # Sept. 17 - Dallas, TX - The Rustic #  Sept. 18 - Houston, TX - The Rustic # Sept. 19 - San Antonio, TX - The Rustic # Sept. 23 - Nashville, TN - AmericanaFest Sept. 25 - Nashville, TN - Under the Sun at L27 Sept. 25 - Clarksville, IN - Live at the Falls  Sept. 28 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^ Sept. 29 - Eugene, OR - Sessions Music Hall ^ Sept. 30 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ^ Oct. 2 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern ^ Oct. 3 - Boise, ID - Neurolux Lounge ^ Oct. 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room ^ Nov. 3 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge Nov. 5 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom * - SOLD OUT Nov. 6 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live * Nov. 7 - Woodstock, NY - Colony * Nov. 10 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern * - SOLD OUT Nov. 11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat * Nov. 12 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar * Nov. 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * Nov. 14 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop * - SOLD OUT Nov. 16 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall *   ^^supporting Gary Clark Jr.  ^supporting Jade Bird *supporting Murder By Death # supporting Son Little