Wow, it’s been a while since I last updated you guys! Last year was insane because I was busy having babies! My twins, Marley Jane & Dylan Rose, were born August 12, 2008. A month later Hurricane Ike hit Houston, and ever since that we’ve been busy getting the band back together and working on a lot of promo stuff with our amazing management team at Desert Highway records.

This past May we released my first ever music video for “Feel Like I Do”. Check it out here:

We had a great summer, me and the guys. The band played a ton of shows and we even got to play for Great Day Houston, a local television morning show hosted by Debra Duncan.

And, my girls just turned one! It happened so FAST!!! Just like that, another year down. Now we are writing new material and hope to release some new songs soon! I’ll keep you posted…. and I promise not to wait a whole year to do it this time! XO

Sheila Swift hit “Feel Like I Do” Featured on bigFM Radio

2007 Rockwired Female Artist of the Year Sheila Swift (D’Jango Blue Music label, managed by Desert Highway Music) is being featured this Sunday on bigFM Radio, which simultaneously broadcasts in Los Angeles and Germany (how cool is that?)! Here’s the link followed by what they have to say about her!
http://bigmusic.big-fm.info/065-788-DA7-C8A/content/html/musicpipeline/index.html
About SHEILA SWIFT
We’re having her back here for the second time, as we earlier featured her wonderful song, SOBER! And now, here’s more of Sheila’s great voice and songwriting with great catchy hooks on FEEL LIKE I DO. You would never know that she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor at the young age of 12! But she’s proven that you never give up your dreams, and she’s going strong with her Indie Artistic musical career, making heads turn here in the U.S. with her unstoppable energy, spirit, serious musicianship and live performance chops. Swift is also an artisan and painter, having majored in art and English at Houston Baptist University. With Neil Finn and Sarah McLachlan as influences, Swift manages her own style with ease, with guitarist- husband Michael working closely with her, as well as having a stellar band of top heavy talent like bassist Joey Canaday (LeAnn Rimes) and pianist Dennis Borycki (Garth Brooks), for example. She just played two major showcases at the prestigious U.S. Indie Music Festival, SXSW in Austin, TX this year at Mom?s and Austin Java in conjunction with Desert Highway Records / deserthighwayrecords.com. Right now, Swift is working on new music for her upcoming EP and scheduling a release for 2009. And guess what? She has just announced that she will be having twins with her husband Michael on Sept. 27th! Big Congratz Sheila To You!

Sheila Swift’s Shape is a pop lover’s dream
By JOEY GUERRA
Sheila Swift’s The Shape of Things is a smart-pop lover’s dream. It’s a slick, vividly produced collection of tunes that are sentimental without overdosing on syrup. Swift’s bold, brightly colored voice injects every song with a shimmering immediacy.

The Houston-based singer, who spent some time in Seattle, has a knack for catchy hooks that are more complex than most of what rules Top 40 radio. It makes sense, since she lists Neil Finn and Sarah McLachlan as influences.

Swift recorded the disc in Idaho with an impressive set of players that includes bassist Joey Canaday (LeAnn Rimes), drummer Jeff Marino (Jo Dee Messina), guitarist Nathan Trueb (the Carolines) and pianist Dennis Borycki (Garth Brooks).

Kickoff track Feel Like I Do weaves a tale of a tortuous breakup, but it’s pure joy once the chorus kicks in, as Swift wonders if others have felt the same as she does.

She muses about her strengths and weaknesses during Hard Like Oak and showcases a lilting country-pop groove on There’s Still Love, which recalls the sweet sound of the Wreckers.

Interrupter, another standout, equates a disastrous relationship with a wild-West shootout. An ominous arrangement rolls behind Swift’s clever lyrics, which position her as an unlikely gunslinger.

As its title suggests, Something Borrowed is about a wedding day, but it’s also a bittersweet remembrance of lost loved ones. It incorporates joy and pain and wraps them in a lush, lovely arrangement.

The disc’s — and Swift’s — ultimate strength is imagery and metaphor, which never spill into cliché. Swift, who majored in art and English at Houston Baptist University, also paints. (You can see her work at www.gallery279.com).

The music alone, though, creates a vivid pop portrait that always delights — and often dazzles.

Brought to you by the HoustonChronicle.com

Hey!! The new CD is available for pre-sale and downloads right now! Check it out at www.Outboundmusic.com/sheilaswift or on my myspace page: www.myspace.com/sheilaswift

It’d make a great Christmas present! ; ) Hint, Hint! : )

Love,
Sheila

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!