Biography

Lebanese outfit sandmoon offers an original take on indie pop-rock, infusing it with subtle Middle-Eastern intonations and melancholy, and a certain timelessness. Singer-songwriter Sandra Arslanian, who initiated the project, was born in Lebanon, raised in Belgium and has Armenian roots – a contrasted blend that is perceptible in the music. They released a first album “Home” in 2014, an EP “#IntheEnd” in 2016 and in 2018, a 3-song EP “Beirut-Berlin Session” produced by Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, PJ Harvey…). Sandmoon released their second full length album, “Put a Gun/Commotion” produced by Fadi Tabbal in May 2020. In 2016, sandmoon also wrote the original soundtrack to Lebanese director, Philippe Aractingi’s feature film ‘Listen’, which received the Award for Best Soundtrack at the Lebanese Movie Awards 2017. Sandra Arslanian has been working on a few side projects, of which "Odyssée, Ode to the City" with poet Corinne Boulad, , which has been selected in festivals in Beirut, Europe (Germany, Italy, Greece) & California, and won the Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry at the Monologues & Poetry International Film Festival. A new full-length album, “While We Watch the Horizon Sink” is set to be released end 2022. A first single off the album, “Wake Up” was released end June 2022.