Sarah Julia - Only Making It Worse EP (2025) [Hi-Res]

Sarah Julia seem to be sweeping all before them. The Amsterdam duo’s sound is both classic and refreshing, anchored in some pivotal heroines – Joni, Carole, Vashti – while also adding a distinctive twist on this folk-pop elixir.

The world is ready to listen, too. Sarah Julia are already amassing an online army, and were recently named Gibson’s Spotlight Artist Of The Month.

New EP ‘Only Making It Worse’ simply could not have come at a better time – refulgent, heart-wrenching musicality, it was laid down in London alongside lauded producer Catherine Marks.

The band say: “It delves into the struggle of feeling trapped in situations that weren’t your choice and the journey of finding ways to cope. When we wrote the songs, that was mainly by sharing all our frustration, hoping it would lessen. And in some ways, it did.”

Released on Friday (May 9th), the duo played a headline show at Hoxton Hall to celebrate.

Clash caught up with Sarah Julia to discuss their cultural pursuits – the way film, TV, books, and more interweave around their creative practise.