Sara Renar No matter where you travel in the world, there will always be someone with a guitar and a song to sing. Sometimes they won’t be very good (how many times have we heard various Guitar Guys do “Wonderwall” at some party?); other times, they’ll blow you away. Sara Renar is Croatia’s answer to the universal need for soulful singer-songwriters. A native of Zagreb, Renar is a very talented young musician. Despite loving music and writing her own songs since 2008, she had never stepped into a studio before recording her first song in 2011. Now, accompanied by Goran Leka on drums, as well as Luka Geček and Jura Geci on guitars, she’s released her very first album, Children. The self-titled debut single from the album is a powerhouse of a pop song, and includes a wonderfully nostalgic video of early 90s home movies. It’s always so exciting when you hear a song, and you just know that it will be a hit. But
(Zagreb, Croatia)
don’t get me wrong—every song on Children is worthy of being a single. The video for “Children” is symbolic of Renar’s music; it has a definite feel of the 90s. The guitars are the same guitars that wailed with the angst and aimlessness of the pre-Y2K, and Renar herself could be mistaken for a Croatian Cat Power. This isn’t to say that it sounds dated, because it most certainly does not. It sounds like Renar has grown up listening to some very good music, and has been influenced by some very good artists. If she isn’t already, I expect Renar to be all over Croatian radio very soon.
“...Renar herself could be mistaken for a Croatian Cat Power.”
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