December 2020 – As Multi-Platinum DC trio SHAED approaches 2 BILLION streams worldwide, the family band has released their brand-new single “Once Upon A Time,” available now on all DSPs (LISTEN HERE).
SHAED’s Chelsea Lee,and twin brothers Max and SpencerErnst(Lee’s husband) self-produced the stirring ballad in their home-studio and directed the 13-piece FAME’S Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra alongside renowned composer Jherek Bischoff (Brian Eno, Angel Olsen) via Zoom.
Carried by Lee’s warm vocals, verses build with pluckingand swaying strings before crashing into the song’s wide-open choruses, culminating in a final, soundtrack-worthy, orchestral movement. The track comes from the band’s highly anticipated debut album – due out April 16th, 2021 via Photo Finish Records.
“Once Upon A Time” is accompanied by an otherworldly and beautifully cinematic music video (WATCH HERE) co-directed byDaniel St. Oursand SHAED.
“Once Upon A Time” is about the tragic nature of being young and in love. In our youth, there’s an untapped well of ever-changing emotions that wants to spill out. First relationships are filled with intense feelings of love, hope, doubt, and regret. In the blink of an eye, you go from believing you’ll die in that person’s arms, to watching the walls of the foundation you built crumble around you.
Remembering our first relationships feels like swimming in a golden haze of fragile beauty.We wanted this song and the music video to capture that feeling. – SHAED
SHAED released the first taste of new music from their forthcoming debut LP in October withsingle “No Other Way.”Bolstered by a World Premiere from iHeartRadio and their breakout global hit “Trampoline,”“No Other Way” – produced by SHAED and 2x GRAMMY Award-winning producer Ariel Rechtshaid(HAIM, Vampire Weekend, Adele, Carly Rae Jepsen)– was featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist in 35 countriesand continues to climb the Alternative Radio chart (#18), where it was the #1 most-added single for two consecutive weeks.
The band’s debut album is due out April 16th, 2021 via Photo Finish Records. For all up-to-date information on new music, stayed tuned to www.shaedband.com.
Remembering our first loves felt like swimming in a golden haze of fragile beauty. We wanted this song and video to capture that emotion. We truly have so much love for each and every one of you and we hope this song helps any of you who are feeling a sense of loss during this difficult time. You have no idea how much your support means to us. “
