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"Testify" (feat. Alexia Anne) was just released as a surprise single! Stream on any preferred platform HERE.
Shawn was just named one of "The Top 5 Indie Folk Artists From Portland". Read all about it HERE!
SB's brand new EP, 'The Rain Parade' is now available on all streaming platforms.
The Shawn Brown Online Shop is also now live. Grab a copy of "The Rain Parade" limited edition VINYL while ya can!
Additional coverage on "The Rain Parade" release seen in The Thread Tracker, Nomad Travel Hacker, and Skope Mag.
Check out "The Rain Parade" premiere on CelebMix HERE.
Shawn's new single, "Find Another Way", is NOW available for STREAMING! Find links to your preferred platform HERE.
More awesome coverage on "Find Another Way" and "The Rain Parade" seen in Entertainment World, Wildfire Music, Grateful Web, Tinnitist, and Tattoo.
Here's a brand new in-depth interview Shawn just did with Authority Magazine!
Check out Shawn's recent appearance on The Records Revisited Podcast where he gets deep and dirty on one of his favorite all-time albums, Temple of the Dog.
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PDX singer-songwriter Shawn Brown has just released his newest single “Find Another Way” along with details on his upcoming EP, entitled The Rain Parade. The 6 song release is set to drop on 8/19/22 and “Find Another Way” is now available on Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming platforms.
Soaked with folk, R&B and roots inspiration, “Find Another Way” sets an emotionally powerful and balanced tone for the EP, and promises to be Brown’s most deeply personal work to-date. Brown continues to evolve as a songwriter, with his unforgettable falsetto voice he has carefully crafted these 6 tracks to tell new stories of his life, struggles and personal growth. After nearly a decade of not playing music, longtime friend and musician Rafa Cirne Lima motivated Brown to pick up the guitar and work together on what would soon become 2021’s ‘Angel of Oakland’ EP and eventually the recently completed EP ‘The Rain Parade’. Prior to these sessions, Brown released ‘Chasing Streetlights’ in 2011 to high media praise.
The genesis of this new project took off as Rafa Cirne Lima pulled together a writing and production alliance that also includes co-producer Grecco Buratto (Shakira) and is topped off with session performances from respected industry players including Brendan Buckley (Morrisey), Daniel Clarke (Ryan Adams) and much buzzed singer-songwriter Alexia Anne. Lima contributed bass on the EP while Buratto mixed the EP, played guitars, keyboards and contributed backing vocals. The EP was mastered by Justin Moshkevich (Rufus Wainwright).
Brown speaks further on the EP - “This whole thing came out of pure friendship. I’d been out of music for about 10 years and Rafa just wasn’t having it. He had this magical way of coaxing me back into writing, which turned into jamming, which turned into a full blown recording project. Myself, Grecco Buratto and Rafa - we were making music for ourselves and all these other hugely talented people just kept jumping on board with what we were doing. Turns out, I had a lot to say in these songs, so I’m grateful people get to hear it. To me, the whole EP just sounds like friends lovin’ on each other.”
"Somewhere along the line Shawn Brown turned from a kid with an acoustic guitar into a soulful troubadour of the human condition…these are modern day spirituals, played with fire and heart."