Such a song speaks volumes, allowing for a pretty safe portrait of someone who really places herself into her art, and we listeners are all the better for it. Across the gritty twang of husband James Tritten’s soul gazing guitar, hazy and mysterious like a smoky after-hours bar, Shedd’s voice softly purrs its heady, earnest harmonies. Like a dreamy glow, her heart-sleeve vocals make her down-to-earth lyricism resonate with truth, palpable and genuine. Mundane wisdom such as “Whatever it takes, don’t let them break you down/And whatever it takes, don’t let them talk to you this way” … read more
Such a song speaks volumes, allowing for a pretty safe portrait of someone who really places herself into her art, and we listeners are all the bette… read more
Such a song speaks volumes, allowing for a pretty safe portrait of someone who really places herself into her art, and we listeners are all the better for it. Across the gritty twang of … read more
Twenty years after taking her first steps recording vocals for Sella, a high school band from Jacksonville, FL, and twelve years succeeding the launch of a solo career with Teen-Beat Records, Tracy Shedd has delivered the most honest, forthright, and insightful album of her career. Arizona, Shedd’s debut with New Granada Records and fifth full-length recording, presents the slowcore songstress with guitarist, James Tritten, as an acoustic duet. As Shedd reports in the opening lines, Arizona is a walk “down memory lane” and “may take you by surprise,” but leaves you with a yearning… read more
Twenty years after taking her first steps recording vocals for Sella, a high school band from Jacksonville, FL, and twelve years succeeding the launch of a solo career with Teen-Beat Record… read more
Twenty years after taking her first steps recording vocals for Sella, a high school band from Jacksonville, FL, and twelve years succeeding the launch of a solo career with Teen-Beat Records, Tracy Shedd has delivered the most honest, … read more