{"id":32253,"date":"2020-04-15T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=32253"},"modified":"2020-04-08T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T21:46:04","slug":"premiere-little-shrine-sound-barrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/premiere-little-shrine-sound-barrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Shrine Teases New LP with Premiere of &#8220;Sound Barrier&#8221; Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32273\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rsz_littleshrinesolo7bygingerfierstein-e1586377148284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rsz_littleshrinesolo7bygingerfierstein-e1586377148284.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rsz_littleshrinesolo7bygingerfierstein-e1586377148284-324x225.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rsz_littleshrinesolo7bygingerfierstein-e1586377148284-416x289.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rsz_littleshrinesolo7bygingerfierstein-e1586377148284-500x347.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rsz_littleshrinesolo7bygingerfierstein-e1586377148284-700x486.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Ginger Fierstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jade Shipman used to be in several Bay Area rock bands, though never as the main songwriter. But after going through a difficult period involving a divorce and the loss of several people she loved, she funneled her emotions into songwriting &#8211; and now, as the leader of Little Shrine (featuring guitarist Tony Schoenberg, violinist Ryan Avery, drummer Andrew Griffin, and keyboardist Garrett Warshaw) she&#8217;s returned with a sophomore album that showcases those heartfelt songs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were tender and sensitive, definitely not rock songs, and it pissed me off, actually,&#8221; she remembers. &#8220;I don\u2019t like sharing that side of myself unless I\u2019ve built trust with someone. Yet I felt this weird sense of responsibility to the songs, almost like they were little kids that needed to be cared for. I felt like it was my job to shepherd them somehow, and that I\u2019d regret it if I didn\u2019t.&#8221; Following 2017 LP <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4V30CP0h1434oDZVAuDghh?si=y1EHdP_PS0q1JOdOQ98u_g\"><em>Wilderness<\/em><\/a>, Little Shrine will release\u00a0<i>The Good Thing About Time <\/i>on April 17.<\/p>\n<p>The album features the single &#8220;Sound Barrier,&#8221; which is about &#8220;that moment where you realize you have to get out of a situation,&#8221; says Shipman. She wrote it after a partner of hers decided to get a pastry and &#8220;chill&#8221; at a coffee shop instead of meeting her at the hospital when she was sick.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This song is essentially me saying no to the relationship,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;Maybe that\u2019s why the chorus repeats three times at the end. Like no, no, and no again. Do I have to yell it? Because I totally will.&#8221; The quick tempo and happy-go-lucky tune add humor to the dark situation described in lyrics like, &#8220;Each month zooms, we push faster still \/ The speed of it makes me ill \/ I pull the eject, your anger reflects, confirming expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/655887911%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-6GQH1&amp;color=%23f4e1de&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the album addresses issues that are both personal to Shipman and common to many women, like &#8220;I&#8217;m a Ghost,&#8221; which tackles the toll of emotional labor, and &#8220;Lost Potential,&#8221; which is about Shipman&#8217;s abusive father and how, &#8220;as women, we have to worry about pleasing a man to stay alive,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;To grow up like that, it takes a big toll. That fear of someone bigger and stronger than you, it\u2019s very visceral,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I spent a lot of time trying to be small and not anger him. I felt like a piece of paper, trying to flatten myself against a wall. It\u2019s taken a lot of work to make myself 3D again. I\u2019m still working on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She describes \u201cCome On,\u201d another song on the album, as a piece about pushing against the limitations described in those songs. &#8220;I almost didn\u2019t put it on the record because I felt it sounded bratty to sing that &#8216;I want what I want, and I don\u2019t want to say I\u2019m sorry,'&#8221; she says. &#8220;When I was talking about it with our producer Ben Bernstein, we discussed how a man would probably not hesitate. So I thought, let\u2019s do it. It turns out it\u2019s one of the most fun and freeing songs to perform live, especially as a full five-piece band with Garrett Warshaw on keys and Andrew Griffin on drums. I feel alive and unselfconscious, which is a real antidote to the fear I felt growing up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shipman sings in an almost conversational manner that invites the listener into her inner world, and the music combines standard rock instrumentals with violin, which gives it a folk vibe. All in all, she hopes her music inspires &#8220;liberation, people freeing themselves from their patterns and other people&#8217;s crap, and really anything that holds them back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s currently spending her days &#8220;singing to the cat&#8221; and getting inspired on walks through an empty San Francisco. &#8220;The city\u2019s landmarks, like the Palace of Fine Arts or the paths leading to the Golden Gate Bridge, look incredibly different with zero people,&#8221; she says. &#8220;There\u2019s a surreal vibe, but in a way, the emptiness is a sign of love. Some of that feeling might make it into a song.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Little Shrine on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/littleshrinemusic\/\">Facebook<\/a> for ongoing updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jade Shipman used to be in several Bay Area rock bands, though never as the main songwriter. 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