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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Caitlin Hornik

Sara Bareilles teases first original music she’s written since Covid: ‘Heavy’ but ‘cathartic’

Sara Bareilles performed at Maestra AMPLIFY 2025 in New York City - (Photo by Heather Gershonowitz)

Grammy-winner Sara Bareilles is working on new original music for the first time post-pandemic.

“I did this grand experiment where I was like, let me just see if we make some demos what this ends up being,” Bareilles told The Independent at Monday night’s Maestra AMPLIFY concert in New York City. “And it was a very exciting sort of spark-filled week. So I have more of a record than I thought I did, which is always really exciting.”

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