Minneapolis all-girl quintet Sick Of Sarah have a new music video out for their new song “Overexposure,” which premiered on mtvU and mtvU.com this past Friday. It was also immediately added into regular rotation starting Mon, Jan 17 The video for “Overexposure” was directed by Shane Nelson. The song is the first single from the group’s new album, 2205, which is out on February 1st. “Overexposure” is the lead track from the album, kicking off the record with energy not seen in female-fronted-rock since Joan Jett and Sleater-Kinney.
This newest chapter for the band, 2205, was recorded in May at The Sonic Ranch in El Paso, TX, a studio made famous for its indie-rock clientele such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Conor Oberst, Portugal The Man, Taking Back Sunday, Trail of The Dead and its extensive amp and guitar collection including guitars from the Stevie Ray Vaughan estate. “We were able to just live, breath and sleep this album 24/7, a luxury we didn’t have our first time recording,” says bassist Jamie Holm. “Most of the songs had been demoed before we recorded, but we had to arrange the songs and write lyrics on spot.” Some of those lyrics were inspired by the rumors of ghosts haunting the studios and housing, pet raccoons, and mementos discarded by previous artists. According to Uhl, “Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) left behind a piece of paper with the number of a therapist and masseuse in a dresser in our bedroom.”
The band’s house and rehearsal space, 2205 Grand Ave has served both as a rotating home for each member of the band over the last few years and as a central creative hub. This location has become such an important symbol to the band’s identity that every member has a tattoo “2205” on their inner wrist. The address now lends its name to the new LP, 2205. The excited Minneapolis fans at the 7th Street Entry may have given Sick of Sarah a welcome homecoming, but with 2205 the band are welcoming fans into their own home.
For more information on Sick of Sarah check out their offical website and MySpace pages.