The Overture & the Underscore" was recorded in Hollywood, California over six weeks in 2004. Produced by Sarah, Robert F Cranny and LA local Wally Gagel, this is the debut longplayer for Blasko, who rose to prominence in Australia through the success of her independently produced debut EP.
Gagel, who also engineered and mixed the album, came to the attention of the Blasko camp through his work with The Eels and The Folk Implosion. Sarah was particularly impressed with the skill with which he blended organic instruments with electronic elements.

The album also features Joey Waronker on drums - best known for his work with Beck & REM - who took a few days off from working on Paul McCartney's album with producer Nigel Godrich to lay down his tracks.

"Essentially I wanted there to be something really classic about the album", says Blasko, "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 by not going too far with overdubs".

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. All Coming Back
2. Beautiful Secrets
3. Always Worth It
4. At Yer Best
5. Don't U Eva
6. Counting Sheep
7. Perfect Now
8. Sweetest November
9. Cinders
10. True Intentions
11. Remorse