Born: 3 / 6 / 1979
Location: United States
Sarah Joyce (born 3 June 1979), better known by her stage name, Rumer, is a Pakistan-born British singer-songwriter. Supported by leading music industry figures including Burt Bacharach, Elton John, Carly Simon, and Jools Holland, Rumer was nominated for two Brit awards on 13 January 2011. Her debut album, Seasons of My Soul, released in 2010, peaked on the UK Charts at #3, was certified platinum in 2013 having sold over one million copies, and was listed at #26 in the Official Top 40 Biggest Debut Albums of the Decade in 2019. Rumer's voice has been described by The Guardian and many others as being reminiscent of Karen Carpenter. Her stage name was inspired by the author Rumer Godden. Boys Don't Cry, released in 2012, peaked on the UK Charts at #3. She has performed at several festivals such as Glastonbury Festival. Her album This Girl's in Love (A Bacharach & David Songbook) was released in November 2016. In August 2020, she released her fifth album, Nashville Tears (The Songs of Hugh Prestwood).
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"A delightful collection of saccharine love songs of the best sort."
"Pure honey for the ears."
It’s less of a statement and a complete work than her first record. It’s stylish and well instrumented but lacking overall personality.
For Rumer, it’s obvious that it’s the song, and the quiet emotional core within it, that attracts her, the nugget that a songwriter finds most resonating.
Each track is coated in a tender and airy musical ambience, a far cry from the mellow-yet-edgy jazz flavours that soaked Seasons Of My Soul.