Chastity Brown

A respected Minneapolis singer/songwriter using a soulful, folk-oriented design, Chastity Brown grew up in Union Town, Tennessee, where she nurtured her early like of root base music. Playing saxophone and drums and performing in cathedral, she soon started writing her very own music on electric guitar, encompassing components of jazz, blues, R&B, and folk. She ingrained herself in the Twin Metropolitan areas folk picture after a proceed to Minneapolis in 2006, documenting a live full-band group of music for an area tv network that ultimately became her 2007 debut, Perform the Best YOU ARE ABLE TO. Her 2009 follow-up, Sankofa, was a far more stripped-down guitar-and-vocal affair that better showcased her amazing vocals and frequently politically motivated songwriting. Released this year 2010, the greater fully arranged Great Noon Teeth begun to additional explore Brown’s sonic variety, nonetheless it was her 4th record, 2012’s Back-Road Highways, that place her over the map. Her initial launch for the Innovative and Dreams Music Network, the recording garnered national compliment and helped release her 1st European tour. Dark brown toured regularly over another several years, posting bills with performers like Leon Russell, Michael Kiwanuka, and Ani DiFranco. Her audio became even more textured with 2014’s GOOD WAY, incorporating components of rock and roll and pop alongside her myriad Americana affects. A cope with renowned folk label Crimson House Records led to 2017’s effective Silhouette of Sirens LP.