Sarah Slean - Orphan Music

Slean is Canada’s most theatrical diva—witness her stellar role in the film-noir musical Black Widow. She’s also a visual artist with a taste for the macabre, calling her paintings “tenderly psychotic.” Her songs (or “little urchins”) get a full workout on these live and stripped-down studio recordings. Standout tracks include string-laden versions of her popular hit “Lucky Me,” the tortured “Eliot,” and her spooky cabaret classic “Pilgrim,” with its visceral line about “blood and vomit on the car seat.” Beautifully twisted.