{"id":81884,"date":"2024-05-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femmusic.com\/?p=81884"},"modified":"2024-06-15T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T18:14:13","slug":"stephanie-sammons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femmusic.com\/2024\/05\/01\/stephanie-sammons\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie Sammons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist of the Month &#8211; May 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/femmusic.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stephanie-Sammons-by-Debra-Gloria2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Sammons by Debra Gloria\" class=\"wp-image-81951\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Sammons is a Dallas-based singer-songwriter. Her upcoming full-length album <em>Time and Evolution <\/em>was produced by Mary Bragg and includes Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson. <em>Time and Evolution<\/em>\u00a0begins with a journey and ends with a reckoning\u2014part coming of age, part teardown of harmful church doctrine, part beautiful homage to the ongoing rediscovery of faith, the songs explore shame, vulnerability, and the complexity of being queer in a conservative, Southern religious culture. Moments of melancholy are balanced by acquiescence, embracing reality in deft, searingly poetic language woven with rich emotional insight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverything takes time, and everything changes. We either resist or embrace change. I\u2019ve also experienced a lot of shame in my life, and that\u2019s a recurring theme in this record.,\u201d says Sammons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephanie Sammons - Faithless (Official Audio)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3MkfOn6lKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sammons\u2019 words,&nbsp; \u201cAuthenticity matters. I don\u2019t want to shrink because I\u2019m worried about what someone thinks. 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