Brett Shady's lyrics & chords

Of the songs on his new full-length album The Devil to Pay, Brett Shady says, "These are songs that were written out of frustration more than anything else." Having performed as a frontman for rock and punk bands for fifteen years, Brett began writing songs four years ago after a cross-country tour with the band Golden Shoulders. "I needed more artistic control and the opportunity to express myself that I wasn't getting performing other people's music." With such disparate influences as Elliott Smith, Marty Robbins, Paul Simon, and Sam Cooke,...read more