Virginia-based singer-songwriter Sarah White has released a new single with fellow Virginian and perennial chart-topper Dave Matthews. The tune, titled “Sweetheart”, debuted earlier this week via Billboard.
“I found these lyrics in rough form in a notebook a long time ago — they are from a time where I was in a bad relationship with someone else but also with myself,” White told Billboard. “The song, the melody came very swiftly, the words finished themselves. It wasn’t something I mulled over. It happened in an instant.” Adds Matthews, “Sarah’s music kills me; beautifully from the ground up, no plastic.”
“Sweetheart” was recorded for White’s forthcoming album High Flyer, which is due out on August 3rd. The tune finds White playing the guitar, bass, drums, pedal steel, and piano, with Matthews adding his vocals to the song.
This week has been a big one for Matthews, who just reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart with the new Dave Matthews Band album, Come Tomorrow. The feat means Dave Matthews Band has now tied Led Zeppelin for the third-most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. Additionally, Matthews appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, where he covered Migos and Cardi B for a hilarious sketch.
Sarah White feat. Dave Matthews – “Sweetheart”