Shannon Stephens “In Summer In The Heat”
An indie-folk singer-songwriter who, at one point, fronted Sufjan Stevens former band Marzuki, Shannon Stephens released her self-titled debut album waaay back in 2000 before deciding to take a lenghty hiatus away from the music biz to enjoy some domestic bliss.
Now, after re-entering the minds of undie-leaning music fans thanks to Bonnie “Prince” Billy covering her “I’ll Be Glad” on last year’s Lie Down In The Light, Stephens is set to make her return as a solo artist with The Breadwinner, backed by Sufjan’s Asthmatic Kitty label.
Pre-album release freebie “In Summer In The Heat” serves as a nice re-introduction (or, perhaps to most, introduction) to the songstress, a pleasantly plucked acoustic-based ballad that beautifully illustrates a summers’ night scene where she’s wrapped in the sweaty arms of a lover.
Her intimate vocals brushing the ear like the most seductive whisper, Stephens captures your undivided attention as she unveils each detail of this very moment from the airplanes flying above to the murmuring voices and automobile noises on the streets below. But it’s her plea for daylight not to “come and spoil this” and take away this “strange paralysis” that proves to be the ultimate kicker, perfectly nailing the sigh-inducing sensuality of a great romance novel.
Grab this blissful tease of a cut below and make sure to snatch up The Breadwinner when it drops on September 8th (Pre-order here).
DL: “In Summer In The Heat” (alt)
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