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Sing to the Walls

by Chastity Brown

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1.
Wonderment 04:39
I had a dream, I was caught in the red Was floating between And all around my head I could not grasp Take ahold of anything Seemed like letting go was the only way And all that I wonder, but I do not know If it will ever show, ever show Ever show, ever show Down West River Parkway Behind the old boats There’s a corner just over there It is hidden low, hidden low How far is how far? Would you let this go? And stand in the dark Where the lights are low? And all that I wonder, but I do not know If it will ever show, ever show Ever show
2.
Back Seat 03:49
Rolling, we were just cruising down the strip Moving by the click They were talking ‘bout what they don‘t know Young, dumb and busted and all of us was trusting The wings we had would carry us To something unpredictable The sun was going Going down Got the windows open as we cruise around The sun was going Going down Got the windows open as we cruise around And you were in the back seat I was in front and in the middle All our dreams were probable cause And probably we didn’t know What’s ahead of us Never felt so free Fast forward I’m up in LA and I’m stuck up in lanes Barely moving, running late to my own show The city! Lit like the back roads, where lovers at midnight Giving what they got hoping that they’ll get some more The sun was going Going down Got the windows open as we cruise around The sun was going Going down Got the windows open as we cruise around And you were in the back seat I was in front and in the middle All our dreams were probable cause And probably we didn’t know What’s ahead of us Never felt so free
3.
Loving the questions, hating the fall Live in the answers, though never they come When ya want The body’s just fragments Yeah, all full of stars Lighting the way To wherever you are right now What could we do here? What words could we speak? Language is silence For the spaces between So, hold, hold onto me You can hold, hold onto me There in the park Said you’re waiting for me Under the branches where your feet crush the leaves To the ground I kept my distance, observed from afar Walked away with my patience Like dragging a wall through the crowd What could we do here? What words could we speak? Language is silence For the spaces between So, hold, hold onto me You can hold, hold onto me
4.
Boston 04:11
It was late one eve in mid-September I remember, I remember I was flying cross the ocean You were heading out to Boston Though we hadn’t been going for that long yet Still writing little love letters on the phone Like two lovers in the yard Is this magic? Is this the right fit? ‘Cause I believe it, oh, I believe it is Now I show you love with the flowers You say morn is your favorite hour Way all this has got me feeling I could swear, there’s a higher power Though we hadn’t been going for that long yet Still writing little love letters on the phone Like two lovers in the yard Is this magic? Is it the right fit? ‘Cause I believe it, I believe it is This is magic, magic, oh, magic This is the right fit
5.
Curiosity 04:33
Who am I without those stones you threw? And who am I when I’m not watching you? From the corner of my eye, To see if everything’s alright Giving you the final say of what I’m doing with my life It’s real life, I’m never really over you It’s just time I’ve been combing through Oh, the space to realize What was truth and what were lies What was shadow, what was light? What was yours and what was mine? This curiosity is setting into motion I was a stranger to myself when I knew ya So, I should say thank you For loving and leaving me Yeah, I should say thank you Now who am I? Well I stay up till dawn and when I wake It’s to no alarms Sometimes I laugh at my own jokes I know there’s things that I don’t know And when I think about you now I’m learning to let go! This curiosity is setting into motion I was a stranger to myself when I knew ya So, I should say thank you For loving and leaving me Yeah, I should say thank you For giving me room to breathe This curiosity is setting into motion I was a stranger to myself when I knew ya So, I should say thank you For loving and leaving me Yeah, I should say thank you For loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Oh, loving and leaving I’m loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving Loving and leaving
6.
Golden 04:26
Oh, excuse me there while I tell my truth And it rattles up and rings in you But you don’t know what to say or do So, you stare Got golden drops upon my lips And golden eyes and golden hips And there’s glory in the power Of my name So, why have I got to be angry? Why have I got to be angry? Oh, why have I got to be angry Up in here? I’ve got joy, even when I’m a target If ya think that’s political Don’t get me started You know I’m golden and I flaunt it You know it’s true Everything I touch is golden And every time I sing you want to be on it And all the swag I bring, I bring it’s flawless You know it’s true So, why have I got to be angry? Why have I got to be angry? Oh, why have I got to be angry Up in here? Does this black woman voice have too much power for ya? Would it go down sweetly if I sang softer? Does this black woman voice have too much power? Would it go down sweetly if I sang softer? So, why have I got to be angry? Why have I got to be angry? Oh, why have I got to be angry Up in here?
7.
I will sing to these walls I will sing to the stars And if it lightens you up I will sing to your heart, I will sing to your heart I will sing to the moon I will sing the rain as it’s falling at night I will sing it for you Yeah, I’ll be singin’, I’ll be singin’ I will sing to those walls Hope it gets through And I will sing to your scars They need healing too I will sing to your walls Hope it gets through, gets through I’d like to scoop you up And we could go for a drive You know how I like my car You know how I love your eyes I could sing to those eyes Yeah, I could sing to those eyes I will sing to those walls Hope it gets through And I will sing to your scars They need healing too I will sing to your walls Hope it gets through, gets through On the day that you called my name I got up, I got up On the day that you called my name I got up, I got up On the day that you called my name I got up, I got up I will sing to those walls Hope it gets through And I will sing to your scars They need healing too I will sing to your walls Hope it gets through, gets through
8.
Like the Sun 04:00
Woke up from a crazy dream last night You were in my arms sleeping By my side It pulled me from the dark, cold place in my mind Yeah, this love the warmest thing to find Yeah, I would wait for the sun to come up You’re like the sun You’re like the sun, yeah And I would wait for the sun to come up You’re like the sun You’re like the sun, yeah When we hooked up the summer’s heat was full on And we bike thru the city streets just ‘cause I kissed you on the lips that night, oh love And I got home the sun was coming up And I would wait for the sun to come up You’re like the sun You’re like the sun, yeah And I would wait for the sun to come up You’re like the sun You’re like the sun, yeah And I would wait for the sun to come up You’re like the sun You’re like the sun, yeah And I would wait for the sun to come up You’re like the sun You’re like the sun, yeah
9.
Hope 03:59
Know I feel for you Know ya feel it too Know the magic’s there In the eyes so blue But my questions and fears Got their voices too And all I know is what I feel for you But I hold back In hopes that What I feel now Won’t fold like it did in the past So, I hope So, I hope So, I hope So, I hope Oh, sitting here Yeah, the poetry Yeah, it’s on the table Right in front of me He said one songbird Sent to set him free I’m waiting here Oh, sing to me So, I hold back In hopes that What I feel now Won’t fold like it did in the past So, I hope So, I hope So, I hope So, I hope I don’t wanna give up Don’t wanna give up I don’t wanna give up Don’t wanna Won’t you take my heart and hand?
10.
Gertrude 05:03
I wish I was A summer rose That marked the spot Where all the wild things grow And someone who Could brave the thorns Would find me there And bring me home The light that shines on us May bring a shadow for someone else With all that’s going on Can we see the beauty that’s all around? I wish I was A summer rose That marked the spot Where all the wild things grow And someone who Could brave the thorns Would find me there And bring me home The light that shines on us May bring a shadow for someone else So, with all that’s going on May we see the beauty that’s all around

about

As the daughter of a blues musician, Chastity Brown was born with an innate ability to channel complex circumstances into beautiful, uplifting songs. But after surviving the isolation of the early pandemic and witnessing the global racial reckoning that manifested itself in the riots mere blocks from her South Minneapolis home, even she is surprised to hear the way her new album Sing To The Walls turned out. “It’s a love album, in a way I didn’t plan on,” Chastity says. Like so many artists who endured the uncertainty of the 2020 lockdown, Chastity’s instinct was to turn inward, at first out of self-preservation, and then because the new songs kept coming and coming. Since finishing her last album, 2017’s Silhouette Of Sirens, she estimates she’s written nearly 100 new songs, 10 of which found their way onto Sing To The Walls.

These songs unfold with Chastity’s expressive voice and expansive melodies, leading the listener through intertwining tendrils of atmospheric sounds. Even the titles hint at the album’s sense of optimistic yearning, from the dreamy opening track “Wonderment,” to her ode to healing a broken heart post-breakup “Curiosity,” to the pulsing promise of “Hope.” With the exception of “Golden,” a searing indictment of white complacency and a cathartic release of post-uprising rage that comes halfway through the album (and was released in an earlier form in mid-2020), Sing To The Walls is ultimately an album about hope, connection, and love; an ode to the sweetness of life, even amidst a pandemic, even in a city that’s experienced so much pain. The album was started in Stockholm, Sweden with revered session drummer and producer Brady Blade, with the rest completed at Chastity’s own home studio with her longtime drummer Greg Schutte. Additional production and mixing was done by Chris Bell in Austin, Texas. Sing To The Walls is a sonically expansive album; it mines the roots of Americana, folk, and soul music, but Chastity’s stories are delivered in a style that feels remarkably timely, modern, and forward-thinking. "I celebrate the emotional richness in the tradition, but in my music I’ve committed myself to moving forward and reflecting the experiences of those overlooked by tradition."

credits

released June 17, 2022

Recorded at Sonika Studio (Stockholm, Sweden),
Boom Island Recording (Minneapolis, MN),
The Hideaway (Minneapolis, MN),
and The Stew’d (Minneapolis, MN).

Mastered by Gavin Lurssen – lurssenmastering.com

Photography by Brad Ogbonna – bradogbonna.allyou.net
Styled by Lisa Marie Gherardini
Graphic design by Robert Hakalski – visual-machinery.com
Brady would like to thank Chastity Brown, the Blade family,
A&F drum company, and Wincent Drumsticks.

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Chastity Brown Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chastity channels songs that are borne deep in the American bone, the hunger, desperation and confidence that runs through our times. Coming from Tennessee to Minnesota, touring the country, she has had half her own lifetime and million lifetimes gone before to concoct her powerful combination of roots, soul, and blues. ... more

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