Independent singer-songwriter Shawn Perry is addressing the issue of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact in his new single, ‘Six Feet Apart.’
Perry debuted the single’s lyric video Aug. 21 through Ghost Cult magazine. The video places the song’s lyrics against a simple background that features images, such as an astronaut, a 16-bit video game screen shot, and palm trees. The overall imagery used in the video matches the song’s musical arrangement, which boasts a distinct 80s pop rock sound.
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The song’s musical arrangement was crafted with a specific sound in mind, said Perry in his interview with Ghost Cult magazine. Additionally, he said the song’s lyrical theme happened largely by chance.
“How this song came about was pretty hilarious,” he said. “My manager, Dennis Sanders, actually gave me the idea. We were talking on the phone back in March when the pandemic shutdowns first started happening. Dennis said to me, “You know somebody should write a song called, ‘How can I love you if we’re six feet apart?’ That would be a great country song!” I said, “Dennis, I got this!” Then I wrote the song start to finish in a couple of hours. The next day we had a full demo. I usually fully demo all of my songs by myself before I even show them to the band. We got into the studio as soon as we could – which was several months later in June. The producer we have been working with shut down for safety.”
We recorded the song in just SIX hours! (Eight if you count set up and tear down),” added Perry. “We couldn’t be happier with the way this song turned out. Needless to say, the finished product is less of a “Country Song”, but that is still in there; like all of my music, but it’s more of a genre-spanning epic power ballad that was HEAVILY influenced by two of my favorite bands: U2 and Van Halen. I dare you to not sing along, I bet you can’t.”
According to Perry, he is planning to have an official music video filmed for the single “at the end of September.” The song is available to stream and download by itself here.
‘Six Feet Apart’ was produced by Ben Schigel (Walls of Jericho, Chimera, Drowning Pool) at Spider Studio in Cleveland, OH. The song was mastered by Maor Applebaum in Los Angeles, CA.
More information on Shawn Perry’s new single is available along with all of his latest news at:
Website: http://www.shawnperry.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ShawnPerryOfficial
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