Redwing Blackbird

 

And this week's new song (and the final color from Colors & Covers) is...

There's a line in this song about being taken by surprise, and "Redwing Blackbird" (the song itself) took me by surprise. I had envisioned a different direction for this one, but it changed up on me. Instead of being a bit of a downer, it grew into something a little sweeter. For it's about being swept up into a beautiful moment--maybe that moment is something you've seen a thousand times but has never ceased to... take you by surprise. The kind of moment that causes you to hold your breath, trying to slow the sand in the hourglass. Trying to live in that beauty a little longer.

This is the sixteenth song on the album and the final song introduction for awhile. (Because I need to go write some more. :) )

So in case I don't have a chance to say it later, I wish you all a very merry Christmas.

Thank you for sticking with me through another year of stories and songs. For sharing your stories, your smiles and tears, your heart... with me.


Thank you for being my redwing blackbirds...

All the love,
Brittany Jean

 

Sand

 
 

"Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
Whose hearts are set on pilgrimage."
Psalm 84:5

Every song I write is like a piece of me, but this one...
For about a year, I found myself reading Psalm 84 every morning. The first morning, I thought it was beautiful, and then... I was reading it every day. Because I wanted to claim the heart of it as my own and feel it echo in my very bones. 

Within those many readings, "Sand" started to drift into the corners of my mind--the walk across a never-ending, dusty desertland, homesickness for a place I've never been, faith that the promises are true, the doorway, the house...  

Maybe it'll drift into someone else's thoughts now, too...

And to the wayfaring wanderer: I know a place of blue water...

This is "Sand."

~Brittany Jean

Redwood

(Colors & Covers is out in the wild now, but there are still a few colors to introduce!)

This week's single was inspired by one of my favorite places I've ever been...

 
 

No, actually...
Yep, the redwood forest is it.
Favorite place.
I hope the road takes me back there...

You can find “Redwood” on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora… all of the places!

& A New Album 📀

But... that's not all...
I will be releasing a new album on November 10th.

 
 

Chapter 6 is called Colors & Covers, and I cannot wait to share it with you! Some of these songs have been waiting a long time...

The album is available for pre-order now
(and I'll be sure to sign all of the pre-orders)!

More about the album soon, but "Dear Mr. Green" is the first single from Colors & Covers. And the second single is coming to you next Friday!

New songs for the next six Fridays, and a new album on November 10th. Here we go...

~Brittany Jean

Dear Mr. Green

There's a brand new song out today (surprise!!) called "Dear Mr. Green,” and you can find it on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, and… all of the places!

 
 

It was inspired by a beautiful garden about 20 minutes from my house and the secret gardener who takes such perfect care of it. Ah, I hope you like this song.

Listen to Dear Mr. Green here!

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