Spectacles is out today!

NC’s shirlette ammons has released her Spectacles LP today.

Week in Pop says "...one of the most important releases of 2024. Spectacles is not just essential listening, but a record that is crucial for a universal revolution toward a higher level of consciousness that emphasizes the appreciation of everyone and everything according to all the attributes that make us all who we are (without pretenses, without judgement, without the tackiness and tasteless simplification of labels)."

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shirlette ammons releases single feat Jessamyn Stanley

Looking forward to the release of her Spectacles LP on April 26, NC’s shirlette ammons releases a new single today, featuring the lovely Jessamyn Stanley. shirlette reflects on the song, “Temperature is special to me because it gave me an opportunity to be bold and queer alongside the fabulous Jessamyn Stanley.  It’s the last song on the album because I wanted the record to end on a motivating and empowering note.”

shirlette ammons shares new video feat Amelia Meath

shirlette ammons has many friends and collaborators on her upcoming Spectacles LP, including Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso lending vocals to “Hello” which is out today alongside a video filmed during the pandemic. It’s an appropriate pairing as the song speaks to the isolation we all felt during that time. Check out the premiere at Ghettoblaster and preorder Spectacles here.

shirlette ammons shares first single from Spectacles LP

Today, shirlette ammons announces her upcoming record, Spectacles, due out April 26. The album was co-produced by Phil Cook and features Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso, Mykki Blanco, G Yamazawa, and many more. On this first single, shirlette called on Mavis Poole to collaborate.

shirlette ammons is a Black queer southern truth teller, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV producer, poet, and musician. Spectacles is an examination of the duality between being objectified by the proverbial, patriarchal, white gaze and cultivating attention when rocking stages.

shirlette ammons shares full LP stream with WNYC Soundcheck

"The title of the album could just as easily be 'No Language Barrier,' because it shows ammons and a varied cast breaking through the walls that attempt to separate one musical style from another," says John Schaeffer of shirlette ammons' new full-length, Language Barrier. Featuring a wide range of guest vocalists, the album swings from hip-hop to rock, R&B, and chamber pop with a surprisingly cohesive result. It's out February 5 on Churchkey and SugarQube Records. Preorder HERE and stream in full via WNYC's Soundcheck HERE.

Stereogum premieres new shirlette ammons track

"Aviator" is the newest single from shirlette ammons' upcoming Language Barrier LP, featuring the gorgeous vocals of fellow NC musician Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso, Mountain Man), and Stereogum has your premiere today! Check it out HERE and stream/share below. 

"A slow-building drum beat is paired with matching space age synths, a ringing electric guitar, and lingering atmospheric sweeps for an irresistible groove shifting between genres. The outro even brings in a wonderfully cacophonous flourish of classical strings. Ammons and Meath come together for an insanely catchy harmony, utilizing the same cadence throughout the entire song."