Tag: Shannon Hawley

VANNGO’s “We’ll Rise LA!”: An Anthem Forged in Fire

VANNGO crashes onto the scene with "We’ll Rise LA!", and honestly, the first listen is like stepping out for coffee only to find the horizon unexpectedly painted in emergency orange. A sudden, arresting jolt. This Southern California singer-songwriter wastes no time getting personal, tackling the gut-punch of wildfire devastation with a sound that feels dug out of the earth itself. https://open.spotify.com/album/7BFK9hmXIr9qVVm3sa6ICj?si=ku1ZgTxQTCeDWkldfS7s4g There’s a moment of unsettling...

The Turmoil Within: John Keenan’s “Wreckage of the Past” Reviewed.

Listening to John Keenan’s “Wreckage of the Past” feels like being handed the audio diary of a ghost who is not yet dead. This is an 18-song excavation of a psyche at war, made all the more intense by the knowledge that Keenan is the sole architect—producer, writer, mixer, and tormented protagonist. The whole project has the hermetically sealed, slightly feverish quality of a...

Shannon Hawley Returns With A Very Powerful Soul-Healing Single ‘Mercy’

There is no need to look any further than Shannon Hawley if you are looking for a singer-songwriter who can provide music that satisfies...