The Overture & the Underscore


The Overture & the Underscore is the debut studio album released by Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko in October 2004.
Blasko said "Essentially I wanted there to be something really classic about the album. The kind of debut albums I like are those that don't try and do too much too soon, that point towards a number of possible directions, and that give the songs some room to move. It was really important to me that my voice and the songs had some character and that there was an intimacy to them. We tried to achieve this by using little or no effect on the voice and not going too far with overdubs."

Reception

Triple J music director Richard Kingsmill rated it ninth on his list of favourite 2004 albums. In 2011, he named it the 10th Greatest Australian Album Of All Time.

Track list

  1. "All Coming Back" – 3:15
  2. "Beautiful Secrets" – 3:24
  3. "Always Worth It" – 3:46
  4. "At Your Best" – 3:36
  5. "Don't U Eva" – 4:19
  6. "Counting Sheep" – 4:21
  7. "Perfect Now" – 3:33
  8. "Sweet November" – 3:55
  9. "Cinders" – 4:09
  10. "True Intentions" – 4:11
  11. "Remorse" – 15:38