Sedona - Live at Zebulon (January 2023)
Commanding the Zebulon stage with confidence and mystique, Sedona effectively captured an Angeleno crowd while narrating the ups and downs of heartache and heartbreak.
Sedona at Zebulon (Los Angeles, CA) - January 19, 2023
Commanding the Zebulon stage with confidence and mystique, Sedona effectively captured an Angeleno crowd while narrating the ups and downs of heartache and heartbreak.
January 19, 2023 was an exciting day for Sedona at their release show for new, gut-wrenching single Quicksand.
“Haunting, decisive, gorgeous… feels like an escape” (Slumber Magazine, February 2021) - an apt description for Sedona and their entire discography. While Sedona’s music feels like an escape, front-woman and songwriter Sedona Stewart grounds the band’s dreamy instrumentation with crushing lyrics and desperate vocals that detail the push and pull of relationships, and moreover the stomach-dropping moments surrounding the ripping of an emotional tether.
Stewart feels like an iteration of Stevie Nicks with her stage presence, fringed hair, and understated and powerful crooning. Her lyrics, throughout her work, are underscored with “self-loathing and loving” (Line of Best Fit, March 2020) and “prodding romanticism” (Flood Magazine, April 2021) as she often explores the poignancy of crumbling partnerships.
Specifically in new track Quicksand, Sedona and Dominic Florio lyrically break down the shame we harbor trying to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved, while simultaneously communicating the deep love we feel despite their unavailability. Over warm synths and percussion, Stewart’s voice cries out the chilling truth “you know where I stand, even when the floor is quicksand”. Heartbreaking and romantic, the track is relatable and evocative, especially when understood as a continuation of Rearview Angel (2020).
Standout Tracks: Quicksand (2023), Sharkbite (2021), Paper Moon (2020)