mp3: "The Moons Detriment" - Shannon Lay

photo: Abby Banks

You likely know Shannon Lay for her work with Feels, but she's returning back to her solo work with upcoming release, Living Water, out 9/22 via Mare/Woodsist. "The Moons Detriment" is the album's first single and it glows with pure beauty. While we're often used to the energy of Feels, this single is much more stripped down, Lay's vocals taking center stage in a track that's meant for moonlit nights and quiet contemplation. It's a moment where a whole lot can be heard and felt with very few words.

First single from Shannon Lay's new record out September 2017. "Debut release on Kevin Morby's new imprint with Woodsist Records. Shannon Lay's Living Water is an instant classic. Recorded by Emmet Kelly (Cairo Gang, Bonnie Prince Billy, Ty Segall) in his Los Angeles home studio, this is an album where you can hear the room reacting to the music taking shape around it. Shannon has a voice that transcends time and space. You can't tell if she's old or new, if she's sitting next to you, on a mountain top, or down in some canyon. Already her second LP to be released in 2017, Shannon is a prolific songwriter, one who lives and breaths melody and with guitar skills to boot. Despite it's 14 tracks, Living Water comes in well under 40 minutes, but like Pink Moon or Just Another Diamond Day before it, this is music so potent it exists outside the realms of time - but in a world specific only to itself and the new feelings it creates. Shannon has been dominating the local scene in Los Angeles over the past two years, leaving everyone who witnesses completely breathless. Having just finished a tour with Ty Segall, Shannon is set to support Kevin Morby on a national tour this fall."