About Sara L. Houser

Active in the Austin music scene for over a decade, Sara L. Houser’s contributions have never been singular. Much of her career has been defined by her behind the scenes roles as a sought after collaborator in the studio world (Spoon, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Walker Lukens) and as a touring musician for big name acts Zella Day and Matthew Logan Vasquez. 

In 2021, she departed from her long standing indie rock outfit Löwin and started releasing music as S. L. Houser. Her new record, Hibiscus, was released in November of 2023 via Spaceflight Records. Houser was a recipient of the City of Austin Live Music Fund which contributed to the the album’s release. Hibiscus, is a spyglass look into the mind of a self-described recovering workaholic. The 6 song EP has been added to rotation at 64 non-comm stations nationwide and has charted in NACC’s Top 200 since its release. Hibiscus is slated to be reissued on vinyl with bonus tracks in August 2024 in partnership with Try Hard Coffee and Spaceflight Records.

S. L. Houser was the KUTX January Artist of the Month in 2024 and nominated for Musician of the Year in the Austin Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards. Houser is a producer, arranger and music educator. She was one of 10 producers selected to participate in Jim Eno’s Project Traction - bridging the gender gap in music production. Since Project Traction, she has gone on to produce albums for other artists in addition to her own music.

She is currently working on music direction assistance for Zella Day’s upcoming second China tour, prepping for a spring tour run with Matthew Logan Vasquez, finishing recording new singles to be released this summer and writing string arrangements for 2 separate projects.