Sara Lov
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Singer/songwriter Sara Lov was born in Hawaii
in 1970 and later was raised by her mother in Los Angeles
after the divorce of her parents. At the age of four she was kidnapped by her father and taken to Israel. Sara Lov lived there with an international fugitive from justice until a decade later when an uncle brought about her repatriation to the United States.
In 1998 Lov formed the dream pop duo Devics
alongside pianist Dustin O'Halloran. In 2001, the group signed with Bella Union
, a U.K.-based record label run by Cocteau Twins
' Simon Raymonde, and moved to Italy
. Lov later decided to pursue a solo career and partnered with producer Zac Rae on a full-length album. In order to complete the work on the record, Lov relocated back to the Los Angeles area; she also toured with Sea Wolf
and performed at a number of L.A. venues.
Lov's song, "Connected By A String," was inspired by events in her life. As a girl, she was kidnapped by her father during a custody battle and taken away to live in Israel. “Everywhere he went, he’d leave a path of destruction,” Lov said, “but music was my sanity. It was the thing I could turn to to escape.” Sara came back to America when she was older, but her sister stayed behind. Thus the line, "never mind the bombs in Tel Aviv" (which is a city in Israel) and Sara's statement that, "I will not go back there, and she will never leave."
Her debut The Young Eyes EP was released January 20, 2009 through Nettwerk. The EP contains two cover songs: "My Body Is A Cage" by Arcade Fire, and "Timebomb" by Beck
. A full length album, Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming was released in March 2009, also through Nettwerk. Her single "Fountain" was featured during the climax of a scene in Fox's Bones
TV series.
Lov's latest LP I Already Love You was released February 15, 2010 on her own label Splinter Records.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
in 1970 and later was raised by her mother in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
after the divorce of her parents. At the age of four she was kidnapped by her father and taken to Israel. Sara Lov lived there with an international fugitive from justice until a decade later when an uncle brought about her repatriation to the United States.
In 1998 Lov formed the dream pop duo Devics
Devics
Devics is a dream pop band from Los Angeles, California consisting of Sara Lov, Dustin O'Halloran, Ed Maxwell, Theodore Liscinski, and Evan Schnabel. Their music can be described as melancholic....
alongside pianist Dustin O'Halloran. In 2001, the group signed with Bella Union
Bella Union
Bella Union is an independent record label that was started up by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie in 1997.After releasing records with 4AD for a large part of their career, Cocteau Twins decided to take a step towards independence and started up the Bella Union record label, through which they...
, a U.K.-based record label run by Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals...
' Simon Raymonde, and moved to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Lov later decided to pursue a solo career and partnered with producer Zac Rae on a full-length album. In order to complete the work on the record, Lov relocated back to the Los Angeles area; she also toured with Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf (band)
Sea Wolf is a band led by Alex Brown Church, an indie folk musician based in Los Angeles, California. Church attended film school at NYU and was a founding member of a group called Irving in 1998...
and performed at a number of L.A. venues.
Lov's song, "Connected By A String," was inspired by events in her life. As a girl, she was kidnapped by her father during a custody battle and taken away to live in Israel. “Everywhere he went, he’d leave a path of destruction,” Lov said, “but music was my sanity. It was the thing I could turn to to escape.” Sara came back to America when she was older, but her sister stayed behind. Thus the line, "never mind the bombs in Tel Aviv" (which is a city in Israel) and Sara's statement that, "I will not go back there, and she will never leave."
Her debut The Young Eyes EP was released January 20, 2009 through Nettwerk. The EP contains two cover songs: "My Body Is A Cage" by Arcade Fire, and "Timebomb" by Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
. A full length album, Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming was released in March 2009, also through Nettwerk. Her single "Fountain" was featured during the climax of a scene in Fox's Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
TV series.
Lov's latest LP I Already Love You was released February 15, 2010 on her own label Splinter Records.
Discography
- 2008 Three Songs
- 2009 The Young Eyes EP (EP, Nettwerk)
- 2009 Seasoned Eyes were Beaming (LP, Nettwerk)
- 2010 All Out of Love (Single, Digital release)
- 2011 I Already Love You (LP, Splinter)