Shannon Wright is a power-house singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She's no coffee shop strummer, singing sad pretty lyrics over her favourite C and G chords. No, not that. She's feeling something. She's burning. There's intensity to her music that can move you to joy, tears, or terror. Such an honest portrayal of emotion leaves you wondering if you are actually supposed to be hearing it, almost as if you stumbled upon your sibling's diary and can't help but read it...even though you know you shouldn't. From her earlier and gentler work Flight Safety (1999), to the vocally aggressive Dyed in the Wool (2001), Shannon has done an amazing amount of growth as a singer, songwriter, pianist and guitar player, and her work on Over the Sun stands as a document of those fully realised capabilities. Recorded with Steve Albini in Chicago at the end of 2003, these songs sound enormous, and the immediacy of' the recording puts the listener closer to her than ever before. Her live shows are emotionally charged, unbridled pieces of rock and roll, featuring Shannon's trademark vocal howl and multi-instrumental palette. Seeing her perform will explain why Shannon has been chosen to open shows for Low, Sleater-Kinney, The Dirty Three and Nick Cave.