Rachel Lark

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Rachel Lark at the DNA Lounge

Rachel Lark is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and folk punk singer-songwriter based in New York City and the Bay Area.[1] Known for her sex-positive songs and activism, she has been regularly featured on Savage Love with Dan Savage.[2][3] Rachel is also a writer of theatrical musicals, screenplays, and TV.

Career

Personal life

Lark’s parents Louise Antony and Joseph Levine are both philosophers at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lark is also known for her activism and advocacy work in women's rights and sex-positive feminism.[4][5] In 2017, she began making trips to Tijuana to translate and advocate for asylum seekers at the border, and worked to match asylum seekers with U.S. sponsors to get them out of ICE detention.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • I Wouldn't Worry EP (2013)[7]
  • Lark After Dark LP (2014)[8]
  • Hung for the Holidays LP (2014)[9]
  • Vagenius LP (2015)[10]
  • They've Done Studies LP (2017)[11]
  • Sex & Balances EP (2020)[12]
  • Coming Soon EP (2022)[13]
  • Live at the Independent LP (2023)[14]
  • Warm By The Dumpster Fire LP (2023)[15]

Singles

  • "Warm, Bloody and Tender" (2015)[16]
  • "Naughty Bits" (2018)[17]
  • "National Emergency" (2019)
  • "The Unicorn Song" (2020)[18]
  • "After You Say Sorry" (2023) [19]

References

  1. Sterdan, Darryl (2020-09-17). "Indie Roundup | 41 Tracks To Get You Ready For Friday". Tinnitist. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. "A feminist songwriter explained equality in a way 'even our president can understand.'". Upworthy. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. "First Out: New Music From Carlie Hanson, Shamir, Chaz Cardigan & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. "Video: Feminist Bachelor Auction Kicks Off Valentine's Weekend: SFist". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2016-02-13. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  5. "Feminists to Auction Off Bachelors for Planned Parenthood". Broke-Ass Stuart's Website. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. Leiber, Sarah Jae. "Rachel Lark Releases 'Coming Soon: The Pandemic Sessions' on May 14". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  7. "I Wouldn't Worry, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  8. "Lark After Dark, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  9. "Hung For The Holidays, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  10. "Vagenius, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  11. "They've Done Studies, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  12. "Sex and Balances, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  13. https://rachellark.bandcamp.com/album/coming-soon-a-new-rock-musical
  14. https://rachellark.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-independent * Live at the Independent
  15. https://rachellark.bandcamp.com/album/warm-by-the-dumpster-fire
  16. "Warm, Bloody, and Tender, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  17. Rachel Lark, Naughty Bits, retrieved 2021-09-17
  18. "The Unicorn Song, by Rachel Lark". Rachel Lark. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  19. https://rachellark.bandcamp.com/track/after-you-say-sorry-2