Sep 25, 2015 available with an apple music subscription. Vanessa brown born 24 october 1983, known by her stage names v v brown and v v, is a british singersongwriter, model and producer, best known for her 2009 single shark in the water. Shark in the water is a song recorded by english singersongwriter v v brown for her debut studio album travelling like the light. May 28, 2009 travelling like the light licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of island music. V v brown is a british indie pop singersongwriter, model and record producer. To enter to win a copy of vv browns travelling like the light, leave a comment with your thoughts on the tracks youve just sampled, vv brown, or if youve listened to it the album. Having written, sung, and played instruments on travelling like the light, vv brown is doing her own thing except in some ways she isnt. Travelling like the light, with all its quirks and foibles and cheeky winks, comes over as an honest representation of browns form and talent. Initially released in the united kingdom, the album was digitally released in the united states on 2 february 2010 and was physically released on 20 april 2010. Vv brown single all about she endless vacation ep annie symmetry of two hearts feat. Vv brown, travelling like the light island sat 11 jul 2009 19. Vanessa brown born 24 october 1983, known professionally as vv brown, is a british indie pop singersongwriter, model and record producer.
Travelling like the light proves brown is worth the hype, even if were delayed in finally get to hear her work. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Please browse, explore, and experience our portfolio. Brown, however, sounds like she has the determination to impose herself upon events. At the age of 19, signing to a major label, she had already been given the keys to a career in pop music and was on the verge. Then, after about listen number 4, things start to fall into place, sounds start to appear you hadnt heard before, lyrics unravel and the album comes alive. It was released on 6 july 2009 by island records as the albums third single. Brown and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
I love it but i got stopped by the police for speeding the other day. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The song is a metaphorical record about anxiety, and was inspired by browns experience with infidelity by a past boyfriend who liked to stalk her in his free time. This is such a departure it takes time to understand quite what has happened to the pop, to the soul, to vv brown herself. At 25, she writes and produces her material and, unlike this years crop of 80sloving singers, her nostalgic well of inspiration goes deeper. V v browns profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Shop our newest and most popular vv brown sheet music such as shark in the water, or click the button above to browse all vv brown sheet music. Brown polyvore contest drop 3 design a sxsw stageworthy outfit and win steve madden. I saw vv brown perform on david letterman, liked what i heard, so i thought id take a chance on travelling like the light. Jan 01, 2009 listen free to v v brown travelling like the light quick fix, game over and more.
Apr 18, 2010 having written, sung, and played instruments on travelling like the light, vv brown is doing her own thing except in some ways she isnt. Jan 01, 2010 i saw vv brown perform on david letterman, liked what i heard, so i thought id take a chance on travelling like the light. The debut album from vv brown comes with the kind of albatrossround the neck pressure normally attached to a highexpectation sophomore effort. One listen to the album and youll know youre listening to an artist whos. Listen to travelling like the light vv brown online music. More than anything else, travelling like the light tears through any hastilyassigned pigeonholes or fashionfocused stigma, and validates the authentic musician behind the gloss. Travelling like the light is a good introduction to an artist who dares to challenge the norm in terms of what kind of music a young black female should be making, and its this desire to be. Im travelling like the light light, light, light, light travelling like the light light, light, light, light its so complicated how your feelings can get you and your heart wants to just run away its so, confusing and so frustrating when you love and you dont want to give it up, no i try to deny when my surface butterflies. Vv brown is a prodigious talent who deserves to have a hit record, even if its just to reward all the hard work that has clearly gone into this debut. On travelling like the light, vv brown reaches back in time to create the 1950s sound of tomorrow.
Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Bkissed pop, its tempting to tuck her into the rapidly widening niche of retrominded british fashionpop. Words come out like baby, theres a shark in the water theres something underneath my bed oh, please believe i said. Listen free to v v brown travelling like the light quick fix, game over and more.
Travelling like the light licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of island music. If you like that london female singer 60s reminiscent sound noisettes, duffy, sharlene spiteri, amy winehouse, youll love vv brown. It was released on march 2, 2009 as the albums second single and was accompanied by a. Taking her sound back in time was the best career move northampton, englands vanessa brown ever made. May, 2015 travelling like the light emulates the doowop pop of the 50s and 60s, but instead of reheating an old classic, vv has successfully given the retro sound a sense of her own character that makes the album seem both fresh and relevant. Most of her debut fulllength, travelling like the light, justifies that temptation, offering calculated but likeable pop tunes destined to soundtrack a catwalk or two. Travelling like the light is the debut studio album by english musician v v brown, released on july 2009 by island records. Make sure you leave your nameemail address in the provided fields. Tracklist with lyrics of the album travelling like the light 2009 from vv brown.
Listen to vv brown radio featuring songs from travelling like the light free online. Is there any wonder why im shining so tonight is there any wonder why i speed like motorbikes is there any wonder how you make me feel alright is there any wonder why my energys so bright. Travelling like the light, with all its quirks and foibles and cheeky winks, comes over as an honest representation of brown s form and talent. Her mother is jamaican and her father is puerto rican. Sometimes i get my head in a dilly feeling so lost. Brown is a new phenomenon in great britains music culture the music of the 1950s has always inspired, inspires and will inspire a great number of artists and bands all over the world and hardly exists a person would argue that they have all grounds for that. Crying blood by v v brown on travelling like the light. Travelling like the light by v v brown on amazon music.
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