Line #27 Music/DeadSara


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Chris, Siouxsie, Emily, Sean]]
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4	A four-piece Los Angeles-based {{Rock}}/[[PunkRock Punk]]/PostHardcore band consisting of Emily Armstrong (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Sean Friday (Drummer), Siouxsie Medley (Lead Guitar) and Chris Null (Bass). While a relatively new act, they had a minor hit with "Weatherman". Also, a few of their songs were featured on ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' and in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012'' and ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon''.
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6	!!'''Discography'''
7	* ''The Airport Sessions'' (2008)
8	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Dead Sara]]'' (2012)
9	* ''Pleasure to Meet You'' (2015)
10	* ''Ain't it Tragic'' (2021)
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12	!!The band has examples of the following tropes:
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14	* TheAlcoholic: In "Timed Blues" Emily sings that "I used to spend my time alone[=/=]at the bottom of a bottle[=/=][[DrowningMySorrows where I thought I could find a friend]]".
15	* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Sean Friday actually averts this, being more a DeadpanSnarker and a goofball than a wild man drummer. That's not to say he doesn't go crazy, but he doesn't stand out in the wild department for this band.
16	* AmbiguouslyGay: While Emily has not spoken publicly about her sexuality, she is currently and openly involved with (as in, posts pictures on social media of, and directs terms of romantic endearment at) a woman.
17	* AntiLoveSong: "I Said You Were Lucky" falls into this, with lines like "Where's the love that you had?" and "We suffocated endlessly".
18	* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: This is the setting for the music video of "Mona Lisa", though it's more Creator/JohnWaters than Film/ProjectX2012.
19	* AuthorAppeal: Lyrical self-loathing seems to be a cohesive theme in their work. In none of the songs does Emily let herself off easy.
20	* {{Bifauxnen}}: Emily is known to dress in such a fashion on occasion, but the standout is her attire in the band's video for "Something Good", where she rocks a dress shirt and a loose tie.
21	** Emily has actually said the only time you'll ever see her in a dress is in a music video for Music/{{Beck\|Musician}}.
22	* BreakUpSong: "Face to Face" has the line "It's nice to know you love me, I'm in love with someone else" so that seems like a pretty clear example of that.
23	* CarefulWithThatAxe: Several songs show that Emily can scream with the best of them.
24	* ChristmasSongs: They composed one called "Snow in Los Angeles".
25	* CoolShades: Emily usually wears them during interviews.
26	* CoverVersion: They did a studio one of "[[Music/{{Nirvana}} Heart Shaped Box]]" and a live staple is "[[Music/RageAgainstTheMachine Killing In The Name]]". They've also done bits of "[[Music/LedZeppelin Dazed and Confused]]" in the bridge of "Lemon Scent". Also, they paid tribute to Music/JanesAddiction with "Jane Says". [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Sliver"]] is another song that they've covered at least once.
27	* EpicRocking: Not as much with their studio work, but their live shows can get rather jammy.
28	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The last two tracks on ''Pleasure to Meet You''; "Feel Right At Home" segues straight into "For You I Am".
29	* FanCommunityNickname: A couple of superfans refer to themselves as the [[{{Pun}} Deadicated]] and it has kind of taken off.
30	* GameBreakingInjury: Siouxsie suffered broken ribs which forced them off Warp Tour, apparently they were from her swinging her (rather heavy) guitar around every night and since she's rather small, the injuries mounted up and they had to stop touring while they waited for her to recover. That's right, she got hurt from rocking too hard.
31	* GenderEqualEnsemble: Two girls and two guys.
32	* GenreThrowback: To {{Grunge}} and 90s Chick Rock on their first album. Their second has a touch of 70s folk.
33	* GenreRoulette: While they are clearly a rock band, they hit almost every genre within it, this especially shines through on their SelfTitledAlbum, where they go from HardRock[=/=]HeavyMetal on "Weatherman" and "Lemon Scent" to confessional ballads on "Dear Love" or "Face to Face" or "Sorry For It All" and straight PunkRock on "Monumental Holiday" to BluesRock on "Timed Blues". They also do a pretty traditional cover of the RapMetal "Killing In The Name" and a folk[=/=]country "Snow In Los Angeles".
34	** And on ''Pleasure To Meet'' You they add PsychedelicRock (of the Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge Stoner Rock variety) with "Mona Lisa". "Something Good" is 70s folk and "Mr Mr" is more BluesRock with a [[Music/JimiHendrix Hendrix-esque]] guitar solo.
35	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Siousxsie and Emily have been friends and musical partners for nigh on a decade and have made allusion to going through a lot together. The song "We Are What You Say" is apparently about their relationship (specifically making amends and apologizing). Chris and Sean have known each other from at least their early 20s so its fair to assume that they probably qualify as well.
36	* HotBlooded: The band in general, but Emily in specific is extremely high energy while performing.
37	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: While Chris and Sean aren't exactly huge, Siouxsie is quite small.
38	* NonAppearingTitle: "Timed Blues".
39	* OlderThanTheyLook: Medley is only one year younger than Emily, but as Emily said, "She just turned 25, but she still looks 16."
40	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: A really minor example, but Sean Friday has found success in a solo capacity as a producer for hip-hop.
41	* [[RealMenWearPink Real Rockers Listen to Disco]]: Emily is an admitted disco fan.
42	* RedOniBlueOni: On stage, Emily is the Red, jumping around and extremely emotional as she alters between screaming and soft, pretty vocals, Siouxsie is the blue, rooted, grounded and keeping the songs together as Emily goes crazy.
43	* SelfEmpowermentAnthem: "Weatherman" seems to be this, as it's ode to the ultra-radical Weather Underground (hey, nobody says that it needs to be peaceful self empowerment).
44	* SignatureHeadgear: Part of Emily's stage getup is a fedora.
45	* SillyLoveSongs: A somewhat unconventional one is "Childhood Courtesy" which is about how much Emily loves... her mom.
46	* SopranoAndGravel: Emily can do this all by herself, going from sweet and melodic on "Dear Love" to engaging in an honest to god MetalScream in "Baby Rock".
47	* SomethingBlues: "Timed Blues".
48	* SomethingPerson: "Weatherman" is possibly about the Weather Underground.
49	* ShoutOut: Averted, Medley's name is a reference to her Native American great-grandparent, not Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees.
50	** But the name Dead Sara comes from a misheard lyric of a Music/FleetwoodMac song.
51	** And "Weatherman" is apparently a reference to the Weather Underground...maybe.
52	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Though they don't really have a distinctive sound because they only have two albums under their belt, "Sorry For It All" is much softer than a band that embodies many, many aspects of the PunkRock aesthetic. It does build up to a proper rock song halfway through.
53	%%* VocalTic: Emily has a distinctive whistle[=/=]howl[=/=]shriek that she uses in quite a few songs.
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