Unsigned Act Of The Week: Chastity Brown

There are plenty of female solo artists trying to make it in the music industry today, and most I hear don’t really capture my excitement. But Chastity Brown has done it for me: it’s truly down to her blend of catchy melodies and an honest, soulful voice that fills your ears like sweet honey.

Although based in Minnesota, Brown’s debut album ‘Back-Road Highways’ gained amazing critical acclaim from The Independent, Sunday Times and The Daily Mirror and its lead track ‘After You’ was featured in the BBC/HBO film ‘Mary & Martha’, starring Hilary Swank. Not bad for a young and upcoming musician from the States.


Chastity Brown – Colorado on MUZU.TV.

With influences of artists such as Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, and a jazz/blues musician for a father, Chastity Brown was destined to be a modern soul star. Her brand new single ‘Colorado’ follows on perfectly from her first album – full of country grit and coarse percussion, the music perfectly accompanies the lyrics and you can easily picture yourself “driving through the mountains of Colorado”. This song shows off Brown’s incredible talent of storytelling through her music, and it gets better with every listen.  Subtle reverb on the stunning guitar swells at the start adding to the mental image of picturesque Colorado scenery and, accompanied by that powerful and passionate vocal, this track really is a perfectly beautiful ode to the mountainous state.  Brown’s ideal mix of gospel, country and soul thus leaves me in no doubt that she is set for stardom.

‘Colorado’ is out September 15th and Chastity Brown kicks off her UK tour September 17th at London’s Bush Hall.

 

(Photo credit: Connie Ward)

 

Elli Brazzill
@littlelionelli

Elli Brazzill

Elli Brazzill

I’m Elli, 20 and live in Manchester. I like good music, gigs, rice krispies, 7” singles and puns. Alex G, Day Wave, Jaws, Talking Heads, Best Friends, Mac DeMarco, The Strokes, Parquet Courts and Tyler the Creator are pretty cool aren’t they. @cometobrazzill on twitter.