Serabee has come a long way from her days of sneaking out of her Kiln, Mississippi childhood home to explore the vibrant music scene in New Orleans. “Music is in my blood, and the road I’ve traveled can’t help but form my music,” says the singer/songwriter. Singing since the age of five, Serabee became part of her Preacher father’s touring band almost before she could read – performing across America’s fertile spiritual-crescent with her four siblings and mother in tow. With an eye on developing her own secular music career after building a buzz on the New Orleans scene, Serabee began to bend her musical horizons even further. She ultimately landed a deal with Universal Republic, and she cites influences ranging from Prince and Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke that helped craft her new EP. In addition to her soulful voice, Serabee boasts impressive songwriting skills (Charlotte Church’s #1 single “Crazy Chick”) as well as outstanding chops on a Hammond B3 organ and piano.
The fiery blond is quickly rising to the top as she was just named a New Artist To Watch by Clear Channel and an About To Pop Artist by AOL Music. With the release of her SERABEE EP today on iTunes and the recent premiere of the video for “Driving Me Stupid,” it is the perfect time to get to know this budding star. Watch a brand new interview to learn more about Serabee’s life growing up in Mississippi, her musical background and how she landed a record deal.
Serabee’s single “Driving Me Stupid” is currently featured as the free Single of the Week on iTunes.
Serabee is releasing her new EP tomorrow November 10th. I have talked about Serabee before. She has an amazing sound that you haven’t really heard yet. I think that it will get her far. I’ve listened to the whole EP and I love it. I will be buying it tomorrow!
My two favorite songs on the EP were Driving Me Stupid and The Rest Of Me. I love how she sings about how in love you can get…how it can make you feel like you are crazy. And with her soulful and upbeat love songs you are sure to be able to relate to her.
There’s no doubt Serabee’s nomadic musical instincts fan the flames on the fiery self-titled debut. Note perfect and a helluva’ lot of fun, she’s a soul siren who’s not afraid to let loose in ways almost forgotten on contemporary records tempered by auto-tune. Also known for her emotive, uplifting auditions, it was the piano-tinged romp she put on for the executives at Universal republic that would ultimately seal the deal.
“I guess I’ve never been afraid to show what I’ve got,” she smiles, slyly reverting to that wry lyric on “The Rest Of Me”: /’Who cares what I look like under this dress./ I know that you will be impressed….you’ll love the rest of me…’ “
The truly amazing feat is that she was able to pour such an undeniable essence into every groove of her new EP.
I am a music freak. I probably listen to more of it in a day then is probably legal. Even when I went trick or treating tonight I had my iPod on. I should have been paying attention to the kids squealing and giggling. And especially because this will probably be the last year my daughter goes. But beyond all that I just wanted to listen to music.
Last week this song by Serabee came across my desk. I clicked the link to watch her youtube video, Driving Me Stupid, and I loved it! The first time even. She has an EP coming out on November 10th, and I’ll be writing about it before then because I’ve had a chance to listen to it. I have to say this girl is amazing…I love her sound. It’s so different. When I was listening to it the first time she reminded me alot of Marc Anthony. I love that sound.
