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Artist
Sara Radle
12+ albums
female vocalistsindiesinger-songwriterpower popweezer
about
Sara I. Radle is a member of the band The Rentals, fronted by ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp. Sara Radle currently lends her writing and music skills to The Rentals - indie New Wave pioneers led by Matt Sharp (formerly of Weezer). Most recently, she formed her own Los Angeles-based band, Calamity Magnet, which melds the world of indie-pop with girl group harmonies of the sixties, adding a hint of country flavor and the occasional peek at a Beatles influence. Calamity Magnet picks up where her critically acclaimed solo records left off. Sara Radle’s music career began a over decade ago in San Antonio, Texas, fronting the punk/pop band Lucy Loves Schroeder, at the age of seventeen. After the success of a self-released LP and a 7-inch single on Grade Nine Records, LLS signed to Chicago’s Beatville Records and released another LP and EP. The band toured heavily to support the CDs and gained rave reviews and rewards along the way - including Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. In 2003, Lucy Loves Schroeder decided to call it quits and Sara began to dedicate all her effort to her solo project. Not a stranger to the one-woman studio project, Sara had previously released an 11-song CD, Jellybeans With Belly Buttons, under the name Fred Savage Fanclub in December of 2000. On this release, she wrote, arranged, played and sang everything. Although it was a small release on Denton-based She’s Gone Records, many of the critically acclaimed songs off Jellybeans... were in heavy rota
