Teen Idle

Teen Idle is the musical moniker of NJ-based producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sara Abdelbarry. In middle school, Sara was convinced she would become a cardiac surgeon – conveniently, her craft still gets to the heart, just with sound instead of a scalpel.

Inspired by the multitude of pop and rock artists she used to watch on MTV starting at 8 years old, Sara knew there was a special magic about music she had to experience for herself.

Growing up in an Arab-American family, Arabic music was always playing around the house during her childhood, even just from her parents and grandparents singing in the kitchen. In 2nd grade, Sara started buying CDs to entertain herself on her school bus rides to elementary school, piquing her interest in pop melodies.