123: Sophie Auster

Sophie Auster grew up in a house of writers (her father is Paul Auster, and her mother is Siri Hustvedt, both acclaimed authors). For Sophie, the creative process always “was quite normal”. As she saw it, “artists are everywhere.”  So it was somewhat inevitable that she began a creative career when she was a child, first as an actress, then as a singer and songwriter. 

Her latest record, Next Time took her to Sweden to work with producer Tore Johansson. Sophie describes the songwriting on the project as an exercise in “archetypes of men and women depicted in the culture.”

New Single "Mexico" out now!

Sophie Auster sings "Black Water" live at Reservoir Studios, accompanied on piano by Brittany Anjou, from her new album NEXT TIME out now through BMG. LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM here: http://smarturl.it/SophieAusterNextTime BMG rights management (US) LLC Video directed by Spencer Ostrander & Ted King On Tour NOW!

Sophie Auster sits down for a One On One Session at City Winery New York on March 8th, 2019. Watch the full session here: https://youtu.be/hby0u9PEhZc For more info visit: http://www.sophieaustermusic.com Audio & Video by: Ehud Lazin Setlist: Dance With Me Mexico Rising Sun Let It Go "My next record was conceived from two years of writing.

Official music video for "Dance with Me" directed by Spencer Ostrander and Ted King.

We met recently to talk about what it was like to grow up in a literary household, starting her career at a young age, confronting and overcoming insecurity, holding herself to a high standard, and what it means to be a “jewegian”.

With Sophie Auster, Brooklyn, March 2019

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