Top o' the mernin' to ya. I've got something to brighten up your first couple of hours of workplace misery. It comes from the lovely and talented Sarah Jaffe; it's the title track from her forthcoming EP Even Born Again, which was recorded with John Congleton (damn, that dude's been busy lately) and will come out some time this summer. The singer told me that it'll probably be July-ish.

If you've ever seen this girl sing live, you know that it's easy to get so caught up in her stunning vocals that you sometimes forget to let the lyrics sink in. So before playing it for you, I'll let Sarah explain her thinking behind "Even Born Again.":

"It's about finding redemption in parts of your life that may be somewhat closed off. Kind of like looking back -- not in a regretful way, more in a reminiscent way -- and kind of seeing these memories and parts of your life from an aerial view. It was kind of like justification for me ... like i can have these parts of my life, both wonderful and messed up and get equally as much out of them."

Sarah Jaffe, "Even Born Again":

On the EP, Sarah had this to say: "It never strays from what I do live, but at the same time, John kind of fufilled my vision and gave every song a very full sound, like each song has the potential to have an entire orchestra behind it."

See her live next at the Cavern on June 22. Then she travels to London in early July, where she'll play the Bella Union stage at the Wireless Festival, and a couple of other dates. Yes, I'm jealous.

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