This piano alt-pop-rock album features strong vocals, robust lyrics, harmonies, and beautiful string arrangements with an edge. Fleetwood Mac meets Norah Jones with a tinge of Tori Amos.

Broken Dam

Restless

Wishbone

Sparse, chill instrumental piano for study, focus, or sleep.

Keys to Unlock Your Dreams

Love

Hush

Sleep

Punk Ballads is a provocative concept: reinterpreting testosterone-heavy angsty punk songs as dreamy, emotional piano ballads recorded live on a mutlitrack tape recorder in various locations where crowds normally gather but are empty due to the pandemic.  Produced by commercial director and creative Jayson Moyer who returned to his home state of Wisconsin after living in Los Angeles and several trips around the globe. Moyer collaborates with Shawndell Marks, a singer/songwriter/pianist often compared to Norah Jones and Christine McVie.

While most of Marks’ previous albums were produced with full bands in well-equipped recording studios, the pair was interested in exploring a stripped-down approach to production, using only 2-3 microphones to record voice and piano or Fender Rhodes. The result is boldly imperfect, raw and soothing, gravel and honey.

All songs used by permission.

I Wanna Be Sedated

A provocative concept: reinterpreting testosterone-heavy angsty punk songs as dreamy, emotional piano ballads. The album was produced by commercial director and creative Jayson Moyer who returned to his home state of Wisconsin after living in Los Angeles and several trips around the globe.

While most of Marks’ previous albums were produced with full bands in well-equipped recording studios, the pair was interested in exploring a stripped-down approach to production, using only 2-3 microphones to record voice and piano or Fender Rhodes. The result is boldly imperfect, raw and soothing, gravel and honey.

All songs used with permission.  Licensing

Shawndell Marks

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