Colleen Brown - Dirt

Colleen Brown - A strikingly diverse collection of vibrant, colorful (sm)art-pop from this Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist deftly balances classic songwriter appeal with some inspired and energized -- and dare we say just plain fun -- tunecraft ...Brown says that the title of her new third album, the follow-up to her exquisite Foot In Heart in 2007, is utilized as a concept for both "dishing the dirt" on a personal and human story-telling level as well as the organic theme of growing in the soil, of the "authentic" and "honest" aspects of the natural world, taking creative risks and finding one's own voice..."I'm open to whatever comes out when inspiration strikes", she tells DC // Release: Dirt (October 25, Canada) // Sounds like: Brown's background in theatre and dance, cover bands and her current rock-trio side project all help set the stage for Dirt's wide-ranging array of spirited, twisting, turning melodies, punchy rhythmic thrust and richly distinctive vocals reminiscent of Joni Mitchell in her Court and Spark days...

Quote: "Things were simpler when I kept my head buried. I clung to friends and lovers; I distracted myself with vices, work, my daily to-do’s, drama and conquests of all sorts. Willfully ignorant and naïve, I was piling up expectations so high, and holding on to that ledge so tightly! But the winds of change were knocking me about, and I got so tired of holding on. It hurt to hold on! So I had to let go- fingers pried stubbornly, one by one, from the ledge, an unknown drop below… the freefall. In letting go I’ve begun to know my friends, and love, and living in a very different way." -- Colleen Brown on the song "Ignorance Prayer" // What we like: Jazzy R+B, disco beats, spiky rock riffs, cabaret intimacy and indie alt/pop all meld into a delightful and unpredictable mix -- you literally can't wait to hear what's coming next...the exhilarating "Happy Love Song" tosses in some brassy horn charts, strutting bass line and insistent guitar groove behind Brown's soaring, soulful vocals..."Strangers Know Better" is a showstopper of enormous dramatic power, a prime example of what Brown describes to us as her preference of "songcraft over soundscape"...

Colleen Brown - "Happy Love Song" (from Dirt)

Colleen Brown - "Strangers Know Better" (from Dirt)