Every dream has a beginning, and every move towards a destination has something fueling the drive. For Christine Sako, it took listening to “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne in 2002 to decide that music was something she wanted to do. Two decades later, she has found her feet and has effortlessly dazzled the world of music with her impeccable sound and lyrics. Her latest single, “Coda,” was released last year and gave the guitar-wielding songwriter all the props a musician needs to know that they are capturing people’s hearts with music.
Delving into music was a bold step laden with uncertainty and fear of untoward judgment for the Minneapolis, MN-born singer. When she recorded her first songs, she would send them to her friends on AIM and claim that she found the songs online, since she wanted to know their honest opinions about the songs. She got a confidence boost when her friends showered the songs with positive feedback, so she took the music bull by its horns to launch a fully-fledged career.
Christine Sako’s first shot at mainstream spotlight came in 2009, when she toured with the indie-pop band Now, Now. For the next two years, she continued to work with different bands like Paramore, Paper Route, and a host of others, opening for them at their shows. Then, she decided she wanted to take her solo career more seriously and actively put out songs to build her name. So in 2012, she drove across the country to San Diego, CA, with her guitar and MIDI controller and set to work immediately on her first full-length album. The album, titled The Math Project, was released in 2014 as a hybrid of acoustic and synth-based pop-inspired heavily by California and its numerous characteristics.
Since her first project, she spent the next decade evolving as an artist and adapting to new trends. In 2021, she released songs like “Sediments” and the upbeat indie-pop song “Seasoned.” Then, during the summer of 2021, she wrote “Coda,” which has now become a well-loved anthem that explores themes that many people can relate to.
Describing the song, Christine said: “The song is all about being tired and desiring to move on despite being aware that history is repeating itself. Despite this desire to let go, there is underlying friction, a tugging in the direction of what we know will never end well. It’s this conflicting feeling that drives the pleading to have the other party leave well enough alone since the strength to do that on one’s own isn’t quite there.”She recorded the song in her home studio in San Diego, CA, and the production process infused synth bass tracks, drums, vocals, and then more synths to make the song more wholesome. With “Coda,” Christine Sako has proven that her style has evolved, and with her beat-driven melodies and distinct vocals, she hopes to continue taking her audiences globally on a journey through various emotions. The song is available on major streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms.
