“There is something for every roots-loving, singer-songwriting fan in these dozen tracks. . . . it ought to move Shannon McNally to the forefront of Americana artists, where she clearly belongs.”
- Hal Horowitz, American Songwriter
"Shannon
McNally has a been gifted with a voice that has an ethereal hypnotic affect
featuring a mix of southern drawl and Celtic lilt delivered as a velvety alto that
ensnares the soul of the listener.”
- Innocent Words
- Innocent Words
"Shannon
McNally’s bewitching voice is like a warm fog that wraps itself around you and
whispers beautiful poetry in your ear.”
- Art Voice
- Art Voice
"From
our first meeting I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was the right man for the
job of shepherding the next Shannon McNally record into existence. Now that the
record is made, I hope music lovers around the world will come to know what I
and many others already know: This girl belongs in the Americana Music
spotlight." - Rodney Crowell
Release Date: 9 Jun. 2017
Label: Compass Records
12 Tracks/ Time: 43:08
Genres: Rock
Shannon McNally releases
her tenth studio album, BLACK IRISH today on Compass
Records. Produced by Americana icon Rodney Crowell, the album is a
turning point in the singer/guitarist's career, the result of recent
years of hardship and finding hope through a musical counterpart.
In the
past few months alone, Shannon performed with Willie Nelson and The
Avett Brothers at the Ray Benson Birthday Bash at SXSW, appeared on
Good Day NY and WFUV, gigged regularly with her cohort Charlie Sexton,
toured w/ Stephen Stills and Kenny Wayne Shepherd and
has been praised by A merican Songwriter, No Depression, Elmore and
more. BLACK IRISH recently debuted at #24 on the Americana
chart and #41 on Triple A and climbing.
The
primary colors of American music are black and white, and BLACK IRISH displays
that hybrid in many shades, mixing country, blues, soul, rock, folk balladry
and classic pop. Shannon co-wrote three of the album’s 12 songs –
one with producer Crowell, who also penned two more for her; the rest include
personal favorites by Stevie Wonder (“I Ain’t Gonna Stand For
It”), Robbie Robertson (“It Makes No Difference”), J.J.
Cale (“Low Rider”), Muddy Waters (“The Stuff You Got
to Watch"), The Staple Singers (“Let’s Go
Home") and more. The result is an album that stands with the best of
classic vocal interpreters like Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris
and Maria Muldaur.
Shannon's official music video for "You
Made Me Feel For You" premieres today on new video platform, HitsMeUp. The album opener was written by Crowell, and serves as
a metaphor for their collaboration - how his particular understanding of her
unique gifts pulled out the career-defining album many have been waiting for
since she came on the scene.
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