Optimism Abounds in Rachael Sage’s Latest Release "The Other Side"

Award Winning Songstress Reveals the Title Track From Album Coming Out This Summer

New York, May 29, 2023 – Alt-folk/Americana singer-songwriter Rachael Sage has released the title track, "The Other Side"  from her forthcoming album (out July 21, 2023). Steeped in hope with just the right amount of best-is-yet-to-come optimism, the song is as instantly hummable as it is lyrically poignant. 

"My hope is that this song encourages people to slow down just long enough to relish where they are right now,” Sage says of the track she co-produced with Grammy® winner Andy Zulla and longtime engineer Mikhail Pivovarov. “’The Other Side” is my favorite track on this record. The lyric is very patient, and approaches the idea of love as something very distinct from romance…it’s more about connecting with both yourself– your inner sense of freedom and authenticity – and your loved-one(s), without judgment and with a sense of unconditional acceptance."

Sage's timeless songwriting is on full display in “The Other Side” featuring Jack Petruzzelli (Patti Smith) on guitar and Russ Johnson (Elvis Costello) on trumpet. The phrase “the other side” is deeply evocative, conjuring up images of political strife, opposing perspectives, military battles, and the afterlife  But it also brings to mind memories of flipping over vinyl albums or cassette sides, reminding us of our inherent need for polarities in everything from pop music to inhaling/exhaling. 

Listen to "The Other Side" HERE: 

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About Rachael Sage: 

Since founding her own label MPress Records over two decades ago, New York-based alt-folk/Americana artist Rachael Sage has steadily released a slew of vibrant, dynamic albums. She has toured with an eclectic list of artists including Ani DiFranco, Beth Hart, Imelda May, Howard Jones, and Grammy® winners Shawn Colvin and Judy Collins – with whom she also recorded a critically-acclaimed duet of Neil Young's "Helpless". In addition to being a six-time Independent Music Award-winning musician and producer, Sage is also a John Lennon Contest Grand Prize winner who has released over 20 diverse albums and EPs. Sage has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, SXSW, and toured globally from Japan to Berlin with her band, The Sequins. Her 2020 album Character yielded the Billboard-charting single "Blue Sky Days"; her recent project Poetica, an adventurous fusion of poetry with jazz, classical and Americana musical elements in the vein of Leonard Cohen and Laurie Anderson debuted in October 2021, and the animated video for her 2022 single "Revelation Ground" won the award for Best Music Video at the Winter Film Awards Int'l Film Festival.

What People are saying about Rachael Sage:

"witty, graceful, and powerfully intimate." - NPR Music 

"Sage is the stitch between the great rock and pop traditions of the past and...the hypermodern world of the present." – Billboard

"mesmerizing...thoughtful, pensive and flush with an emotional flourish, all carefully and adeptly executed...simply superb" – Goldmine