We see a broad and bright future from the former Sufjan Stevens bandmate. On the track she bares her soft but not brittle vocals over a richly picked and strummed acoustic guitar and a distant, spare bassline....Listen to "In the Summer In The Heat" on Podcast n°4 on What's On The Hi-Fi! www.whatsonthehifi.com
We see a broad and bright future from the former Sufjan Stevens bandmate. On the track she bares her soft but not brittle vocals over a richly picked and strummed acoustic guitar and a distant, spare bassline....Listen to "In the Summer In The Heat" on Podcast n°4 on What's On The Hi-Fi! www.whatsonthehifi.com
We see a broad and bright future from the former Sufjan Stevens bandmate. On the track she bares her soft but not brittle vocals over a richly picked and strummed acoustic guitar and a distant, spare bassline....Listen to "In the Summer In The Heat" on Podcast n°4 on What's On The Hi-Fi! www.whatsonthehifi.com
Not only does she share syllables with Sufjan Stevens, Shannon Stephens also shares his sensitive mastery of simply constructed melodies. Much has been made of her return to music after the birth of her child - rightfully so. If your mom was Norah Jones, this is how your lullabyes would sound.Reminds Us Of: Norah Jones | A Fine Frenzy | sad, female Colin HayShannon Stephens: (Label | MySpace)sh...
While not quite the Stevens I was expecting from Asthmatic Kitty Records this year (2010, pals), Shannon Stephen’s breathtaking The Breadwinner is just as welcome — and maybe more so, given the decade-long wait following her self-titled debut. Stephens also served as frontwoman for Sufjan’s undersung Marzuki, but The Breadwinner shares more in common with [...]