[Cover photographer credit to Simone Thompson]
Minnesota-born singer/songwriter Breymer, aka Sarah Walk (she/they), has announced that they will release new album When I Get Through on October 18th, 2024 via One Little Independent Records.
Recorded with Grammy-nominated producer Tyler Chester, the album is an exploration of their relationship with gender and identity, and specifically it tracks Walk’s experience undergoing top surgery, from making the decision to the process itself.
Breymer has also shared the two singles “Wrong Path” and “Darkness” , which were both co-written with teacher and musician Raven Katz. They are accompanied by a live performance video of the two tracks.
On the two tracks, Walk explains:
“‘Wrong Path’ is really a song about insecurity masked as self-doubt. It’s about the realization that something needs to change, and sitting in that feeling before having the strength or confidence to act upon it. There is also this underlying element of frustration with myself for my lack of courage (as I saw it at that moment).
I initially wrote ‘Darkness’ for my wife when she was going through a tough time. It was meant as a comfort song for her, but I think I ended up being comforted by it just as much in a different way. I felt it was important to show that even when you’re suffering (and oftentimes because of it) being a support system for someone else can remind you of your strength and your ability to crawl out of whatever place you’re in. It’s never hard for me to believe in my wife and know that she will be okay, and being able to offer some of that reassurance to her was a way for me to know that I would be okay, too.”
On their decision to change their artist name, Walk explains:
Choosing a name requires a certain amount of agency and intentionality. This album feels bold and gender non-conforming, and Breymer feels like it represents all of that and suits the music really well. Bremer is my middle name and has always been intriguing to me; I like that it’s androgynous and uncommon (I changed the spelling slightly to make it even more so), and I like that it separates my artist existence from my personal one. I want Breymer to be the encapsulation of the confidence and celebration in my own body that I needed to see when I was going through this process.
Last year, Breymer appeared on the soundtrack for The Buccaneers, where they collaborated with Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa. They also released the single “My Body”.
