New York singer-songwriter Sari Schorr has released the title-track from her upcoming album ‘Running Wild‘. The impassioned single is the second to be presented from the album, which will be released on October 9th in Europe and October 30th in the USA via Provogue Records / Artone Label Group. She will also support the album with an extensive European tour encompassing 46 appearances, commencing at The Lexington in London on September 29th.
Talking about the single, Sari says, “‘Running Wild’ is about the tension between desire and control — wanting someone intensely without trying to contain them. Passion needs freedom to stay alive; hold it too tightly, and you risk suffocating the very thing that drew you in. The song asks how much compromise love can survive before we lose the very thing that makes it exciting in the first place.”
“You and I light, like a forest fire, dancing with the flames on a trapeze wire,” she confides in the opening line of the song, before it pulls you into a brooding whirlpool of hope and the fear of heavy-hearted resignation. Its vivid storytelling and emotional integrity are utterly captivating.
“The first version of the ‘Running Wild’ video never made it out of the gate. For the second shoot, I worked with Kee Koo, a fabulous videographer, and we approached it completely differently,” she explains. “Instead of trying to tell the story too literally, we wanted to capture the feeling of ‘Running Wild’ — desire, freedom, danger and that irresistible pull towards someone you know you may never be able to hold on to. We chased the atmosphere more than perfection. A lot of what happened on camera wasn’t overly planned. We played with movement, looks, little moments, light and instinct. Some of my favourite shots came from just letting the camera roll and seeing what happened.”
“I was in an intensely prolific period when we began writing the album,” she says. “‘Running Wild’ was the first song we wrote, and it struck the match for everything that followed. There was an electricity in the studio, a sense that we had opened a door and had to follow wherever it led. I’m incredibly proud of what we created and deeply fortunate to have made it with musicians who brought such passion and imagination to every song.”
‘Running Wild‘ channels a restless momentum into Schorr’s most personal and defiant record yet. “There’s a moment when you stop trying to fit the shape the world has made for you and start listening to the person you’ve been becoming all along,” she says. “I’ve reached a deeper understanding of who I am as an artist. I’m still searching and learning, but I trust my instincts more now and worry less about whether a song is behaving itself. I follow it wherever its emotional truth leads. These songs are about self-discovery, defiance, resilience and transformation. I hope they leave people feeling freer, lifted above the weight of everyday life, and bold enough to believe that something better is possible.”
The album’s first single, ‘Mr. In The Middle‘, embodies this exploration with heart-on-sleeve honesty, following the intoxicating pull between two people who cannot quite let each other go. “The chemistry is real, but while one is ready to commit, the other keeps moving between desire and distance — pulling closer, then pushing away before it becomes too real. The song captures that seductive, maddening tension and the moment when attraction is no longer enough. Eventually, someone has to choose,” she says.
Sari’s roots stretch across oceans and generations. Her great-grandfather grew up in Kyiv, then part of Russia, where he struggled to feed his family before leaving for America in search of a better life. Her parents became first-generation New Yorkers: her mother a model and school friend of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, and her father an Air Force fighter pilot. Raised with love and encouragement, Sari dreamed of becoming a musician, but alongside that ambition grew a powerful instinct to help others. She volunteered at New York’s Sagamore Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents and at the now-closed Birchwood Home for the Blind and Deaf, and later served as a 9/11 first responder — early experiences that would shape her lifelong humanitarian work.
Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, Sari was invited by a United Nations representative to help distribute aid across the country. Later, she returned to the UN to help raise funds for Soda, a village in India, and remains closely connected to the community today. “I would have stayed in Haiti, and I would have stayed in India,” she reflects. “It was incredibly hard to leave because I felt I was doing something that mattered. But music was the path I had chosen, and I came to believe that through it I could reach more people and perhaps make an even greater impact.”
That belief has shaped much of what followed. Sari sang on Amnesty International’s 2012 anthem ‘Toast to Freedom‘, personally bringing Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Carly Simon and Christine and the Queens into the project. Beyond music, she has run marathons and, on two occasions, completed the 540-mile bike ride in support of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Whether through music, advocacy or sheer endurance, the impulse is the same: to turn empathy into action.
When she uses her voice beyond the stage, the response is sometimes the familiar refrain: “Shut up and sing.” But for Sari, silence has never been in her nature. “If you’re fortunate enough to have a platform, I think there’s a responsibility to use it with purpose,” she says. “Music gave me a voice, and I don’t believe that voice should disappear when the song ends. If I can shine a little more light on something that matters to me, then I’m going to.”
Like any true artist, Sari Schorr will never stop running. But with the completion of ‘Running Wild‘, she allows herself a moment to recognise one of the proudest achievements of her career. “‘Running Wild‘ is the album I’ve dreamt of making all my life. It feels like a defining moment for me, and I don’t say that lightly. This record gave me more than I expected, and I hope it gives something meaningful back to the people who hear it.”
Tour Dates:
Tickets are available – here
29th September 2026 — The Lexington, London — UK
02nd October 2026 — Die Halle, Reichenbach an der Fils — Germany
03rd October 2026 — Jahnturnhalle/Stadthalle, Birkenfeld — Germany
04th October 2026 — Rockfabrik, Übach-Palenberg — Germany
05th October 2026 — Theaterstübchen, Kassel — Germany
06th October 2026 — NICA Jazz Club, Hamburg — Germany
08th October 2026 — Zik-Zak, Ittre — Belgium
09th October 2026 — Boerderij, Zoetermeer — Netherlands
10th October 2026 — Life House, Stemwede — Germany
12th October 2026 — Muddy’s Club, Weinheim — Germany
13th October 2026 — Lindenbrauerei (Schalander), Unna — Germany
14th October 2026 — Meisenfrei Blues Club, Bremen — Germany
16th October 2026 — Zig Zag Jazz Club, Berlin — Germany
17th October 2026 — Palác Akropolis, Prague — Czechia
18th October 2026 — Bergkeller, Reichenbach/Vogtland — Germany
20th October 2026 — Backstage, Munich — Germany
21st October 2026 — Kofferfabrik, Fürth — Germany
22nd October 2026 — Kulturzentrum Franzis, Wetzlar — Germany
23rd October 2026 — Salzlandtheater, Staßfurt — Germany
24th October 2026 — Zwischenbau, Rostock — Germany
27th October 2026 — Mojo Blues Bar, Copenhagen — Denmark
28th October 2026 — Kulturkvarteret, Kristianstad — Sweden
29th October 2026 — 4:an, Tidaholm — Sweden
30th October 2026 — Kulturhuset Najaden, Halmstad — Sweden
31st October 2026 — YNG Bar & Sosial, Oslo — Norway
01st November 2026 — Kafé K, Porsgrunn — Norway
03rd November 2026 — Sävja Kulturhus, Uppsala — Sweden
04th November 2026 — Telefonfabriken, Stockholm — Sweden
05th November 2026 — Hotell Arkipelag, Mariehamn — Åland Islands
06th November 2026 — Malmitalo, Helsinki — Finland
07th November 2026 — Grand Blues, Lahti — Finland
08th November 2026 — Võru Kultuurimaja Kannel, Võru — Estonia
10th November 2026 — Scena MONK, Gdańsk — Poland
11th November 2026 — Klub Gwarek, Kraków — Poland
13th November 2026 — H42 – Dresdner Whisky Manufaktur, Dresden — Germany
14th November 2026 — Ansbacher Kammerspiele, Ansbach — Germany
15th November 2026 — Bürgerhaus Wiltingen, Wiltingen — Germany
17th November 2026 — Arbeiterkammer Linz, Linz — Austria
19th November 2026 — Die Akte, Fürstenfeld — Austria
20th November 2026 — Analog Music Hall, Budapest — Hungary
21st November 2026 — Reigen Live, Vienna — Austria
22nd November 2026 — Bluegarage, Frauental — Austria
25th November 2026 — Spectrum Club, Augsburg — Germany
26th November 2026 — Gaswerk Eventbar, Seewen SZ — Switzerland
28th November 2026 — Kulturverein Konservi, Seon — Switzerland
29th November 2026 — Mini Z7, Pratteln — Switzerland
About Sari Schorr:
With a five-octave range and a diverse vocal skill set, Sari Schorr sets herself apart. Born in Queens, New York, working the music scene on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to performing at Carnegie Hall and touring internationally, Sari Schorr directs her passion for music as a timeless force to unify people.
From her travels around the world, Sari sees music and the arts as under attack. Art and culture have always been a beacon of freedom and a unifying element of society. Music empowers and unites, accepts difference and values individualism.
Throughout Sari’s journey, life experiences—both heartbreaking and seemingly debilitating—have only deepened her aura of raw resilience and unwavering strength. Being a first responder after the 9/11 attacks, a volunteer aid worker after the Haiti earthquake, and doing humanitarian work in India have all shaped Sari‘s character and informed her music. Despite the pain she has witnessed, Sari finds silver linings in every experience. She stays true to her art, rejecting artificial success, empty glorification, and meaningless lyrics. Sari paves the way for a vision of unity made possible with a shared love for music, holding a mirror to the world to say we are all one people. People are kind, people are compassionate. Hate fuels discrimination, and fear stifles our ability to think creatively.
Throughout her career as a musician, Sari has been told to “shut up and sing” when speaking out on crisis or relevant societal topics such as gun control, racism and equality. Such irony can be drawn from this because Sari’s lyrics are entrenched in global issues and a passion that resonates with audiences of all cultures and geographies. No line is random and no word is empty in the music she writes. Topics like self-empowerment, confronting hatred, taking chances, embracing life, forgiveness and facing loneliness shape the heart of Sari‘s music, delivering raw, honest, and deeply resonant storytelling. Sari writes about the psychological toll of surviving domestic and sexual abuse, speaking for the disenfranchised and those facing injustice who do not have a voice.
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