Music

A cover song from the Disney classic ‘Cinderella’

Out now on Release Me Records !

“I’ve always had a fascination with Disney. Especially the older classics. The animation is so beautiful – how you can make a rat the most lovable sympathetic creature is beyond me and I just have so much appreciation for that art form. Also, the music is so so powerful. I think the Peter Pan soundtrack is one of the best scores of all time and some of the best choral work I’ve ever heard. Having said all that – ‘Cinderella’ has always been my favorite. I love the music, I love the characters – villains and all – and frankly, I love a happy ending! The music always rescued me from sadness. I was a sad kid. The music makes you feel alive because it is so alive with hope and wonder. I arranged the song so it would feel trippy and retro – like an atomic aged dream. It’s one of my favorite songs to sing.”

~Samantha Sidley, excerpted from Esthetic Lens interview

“Quietly radical” ~Los Angeles Times

Samantha Sidley’s long-awaited debut record, ‘Interior Person’ is out now. Declared “quietly radical” by the Los Angeles Times – and named one of its Best Albums of 2019 – Interior Person is a collection of original songs by Alex Lilly, Barbara Gruska and Inara George, exploring the wonders and perils of love, sex, and feminine power through an unapologetically lesbian lens. With longtime collaborators, musical director and multi-instrumentalist Dan Reckard and trombonist Vikram Devasthali – and other surprise guests. Produced by Barbara Gruska.

Featuring the singles “I Like Girls” and “Busy Doin’ Nothin’” and “Listen!”. Released September 13, 2019 on Release Me Records.