Sarah Lipstate Explained

Sarah Lipstate
Birth Place:	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation:	Musician
Alma Mater:	University of Texas at Austin
Module:	Embed: yes Alias: Noveller Instrument: Guitar Years Active: 2007–present Label: Ba Da Bing!, Divorce, Fire, Important, No Fun, Saffron, Shelter Press Associated Acts: Glenn Branca, Iggy Pop, Lee Ranaldo, St. Vincent

Sarah Lipstate (born Birmingham, Alabama, March 16, 1984) is an American guitarist and composer who records under the name Noveller.

Her style typically involves creating layered soundscapes on the guitar, making extensive use of effects pedals and e-bows. Her music has been described as "icy drones and beautifully spare sounds" by the Allmusic reviewer.^[1]

In 2019, she collaborated with Iggy Pop on his album Free.^[2]

Biography

Lipstate was born in 1984 in Birmingham.^[3] At age 2, she moved with her family to Lafayette, Louisiana.^[4]

As a child, she played piano for nearly a decade and played trombone in her high school marching band.^[5]

She began playing the guitar at 17 after buying the cheapest electric guitar she could afford.^[6]

She attended the University of Texas and studied in the school's radio-television-film program. Many in her family are UT alums.^[7]

In 2007, Lipstate moved to Brooklyn. A few months later, a mutual friend from Austin introduced her to the members of Parts & Labor who were looking for a guitarist.^[8]

Discography

As Noveller

• Paint On The Shadows (No Fun Productions, 2009)
• Red Rainbows (No Fun Productions, 2009)
• Desert Fires (Saffron Recordings, 2010)
• Glacial Glow (Saffron Recordings, 2011)
• Artifact (Saffron Recordings, 2012)
• No Dreams (Important Records, 2013)
• Fantastic Planet (Fire Records, 2015)
• A Pink Sunset For No One (Fire Records, 2017)
• Arrow (Ba Da Bing Records, 2020)
• Aphantasia (Self-released, 2021)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Noveller: Overview. Allmusic.com.
2. Web site: Sarah Lipstate aka Noveller brings her moody soundscapes to Iggy Pop's new album. Guitar.com. 29 August 2019.
3. Web site: Interview with Sarah Lipstate! | Tom Tom Magazine.
4. Web site: An interview with drone trailblazer Noveller. Factmag.com. 28 January 2015.
5. Web site: Hansen-Girod . Britlynn . The Pedalboard Sorcery of Sarah Lipstate of Noveller . Reverb . 24 October 2022.
6. Web site: Chiu . David . Noveller’s Sarah Lipstate On Making The Cinematic Soundscapes For Her New LP ‘Arrow,’ And Working With Iggy Pop . Forbes.com . 24 October 2022.
7. Web site: Under the "Noveller" Moniker, a UT Alum Conjures Anxious and Hopeful Guitar Symphonies . Texas Monthly . 24 October 2022.
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103064930/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/07/noveller_sarah_lipstate_interview.php Interview with Sarah Lipstate