SARAH JAROSZ’S TEN-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION INSPIRES MAGGIE FROM HER NEW ALBUM WORLD ON THE GROUND
MAGGIE HIGHLIGHTED THIS WEEK ON NPR’S DAILY BREATHER AND CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND ORIGINS
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WORLD ON THE GROUND OUT JUNE 5 ON ROUNDER RECORDS
Toronto, ON – May 15, 2020 – Sarah Jarosz has shared Maggie from her forthcoming album, World On The Ground, and the last preview of the album before its June 5 release on Rounder Records. Inspired by Sarah’s recent return to her Texas hometown of Wimberley (pop. 2,626) for her ten-year high school reunion, Maggie explores a conversation she had with an old friend that night, who confessed that despite feeling stuck in Wimberley, she just couldn’t seem to find a way out. Slow-burning and soul-stirring, Maggie conveys a profound message of empathy and courage from the three-time GRAMMY winner. Listen to Maggie and pre-order World On The Ground here.
"The song kind of poured out of me after that experience,” Jarosz told Consequence of Sound’s Ben Kaye. “Towards the tail end of the reunion, I wandered outside to a back patio and found an old childhood friend, Maggie, who I hadn’t seen since 8th grade. She was asking about my travels as a musician, and I was probably complaining about the fact that I’m never in one place for very long, and she said something like ‘That’s all I want. I want to travel. I want to see the world.’ It stuck with me. This song is about having compassion for someone who doesn't have the means to get out of their circumstances but still has the dreams."
Maggie is the third advance track from the upcoming album, World On The Ground, produced by multi-time GRAMMY winner, John Leventhal (Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello). It follows the “timely and tantalizing” (Rolling Stone) lead single, Johnny, and the “gorgeous, pitch-perfect” (American Songwriter), Orange and Blue.
Read more about the Origins of Maggie via Consequence of Sound. Sarah is also the latest contributor to NPR Music’s Daily Breather series, where artists discuss what’s helping them get through these days of isolation.
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