In regards to your CDs, I can this say without exaggeration: During my
5 year tenure as president of Audio Kingdom our catalog grew to more than 2000 titles all of which I listened to in their entireties at
least once. Only 5 CDs ever transitioned into my personal collection. 2
of those 5 were yours, and they were my favorites of the group. I
listen to them regularly still. Your songwriting, performance and
production stand out, not only from the other independent releases we
carried but from major label titles in general as well.-Anthony Podlaski, president of Audio Kingdom (3/15/05)

Angel sent to Fifth and West End.
Sittin’ across from me, sippin’ his coffee.
He said, “girl pick up your pen and write some poetry...
write something.
something I can really see.”
From Dakota he flew over to where I’d play.
And heard the saddest songs he ever heard sang.... ("Angel" from the CD"Everything's All Right")

This CD will stir your soul.
Sarah Lentz has a gift, and it goes beyond her music and that powerful voice. She can see into the depths of everything. She knows the meaning behind a simple look, senses the longing in the young bones of an old woman, and feels every turn of the world.

She channels this vision into classically-born, piano-fueled pop songs written in the clouds. I feel like I’m listening to a wise, life-embracing spirit who’s been watching and listening forever, smiling as she watches everyone learn from the same mistakes and keep reaching out to connect.

Lentz fills up all the white space in her compositions, writing music that pours into the soul and fills it up with colors, insight, and belief. She begins with a song dedicated to “those lost on 9/11/01 and for those in our lives we’ve found again.” Through the mystical sounds and muse choir, she yearns to make amends for her isolation:

You walked past me the other day.
You caught my eye and smiled, but I looked the other way.
What was your name?
I wish that I had been listening....
And tell me of all the dreams you dream.
I want to help you reach those things.
Everything before now has changed...

She feels everything so strongly, and she pounds it onto the piano. The instrument becomes an angry voice during an interlude in “Boomerang” before falling back, tired and resigned, repeatedly asking for everything to be okay again. She composes with energy, with passion, and with vision that catches everything. In fact, I love a line from “All Right” because it seems to describe her perfectly:

Can you blame me for a flaw in my heart?
So it beats faster, is that such a disaster?
But it beats for me and for you.
In this life of yours and mine.

This CD will stir your soul. You can learn something from an artist who already sees inside it.

Jennifer Layton, Indie-Music.com

Imagine your archetypal "female songwriter", imbued with a voice of more range and expression than her peers and lyrical talent far beyond her years; combine the strong songwriting with sparkling production and intelligent, understated piano and you have what might be the finest indie release in the last year. Far, far better than it has any right to be without label support or big-name behind the boards, "No Going Home" is a dazzling collection of 10 powerful tunes, ranging from Amosesque piano ballads to full-out Portishead electroglam. Dynamic, textured, never dull, and rarely anything less than stunning, Lentz' yearning, sensual songs prove that she's more than a pretty face, and may well be one of the most under appreciated musicians in the New York scene.

Daniel Cohen, Music Editor, Verbosity.org

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Gutsy piano crooner Sarah Lentz is truly a treat for York music enthusiasts. The combination of her hysterical stage antics, intricate songwriting and soulful pipes is impressive. Her performance is actually so emotional you've got to wonder what her inspiration is. Normally backed by a tightly tasteful rhythm section, Lentz pounds angrily at the piano and sings so boldly about tender situations in a manner that Alanis Morrisette and Fiona Apple would certainly envy. Expect your socks to be knocked off by compelling soul/folk/pop that is equally funky and rocking.

Eric Elbogen, Digitalcity.com