Brittany Davis Debuts Emotional Song 'Amid the Blackout of the Night'
In Davis's debut album, 'Image Issues,' she paints with sound a portrait of her life as a Black and blind artist. 'Image Issues' was the first canvas, and now Davis has unveiled a glimpse of the second.
A compelling storyteller, Brittany Davis always puts her soul into her music. Davis's debut album, Image Issues was described as a "sonic film," where she paints with sound a portrait of her life as a Black and blind artist. Image Issues was the first completed canvas, and now Davis has unveiled a glimpse of the second.
Davis has released "Amid the Blackout of the Night," the lead single of her latest effort, Black Thunder, an improvised jazz album. According to Davis, “Amid the Blackout of the Night” is about questioning whether sight is really needed to see the world for what it truly is."
The nearly 10-minute song contemplates the beauty of the cosmos without being able to see it physically. Davis aptly describes the emotions of the night and its allure. However, Davis ponders what it would be like to experience the stars, the moon, the sun, and more. Davis starts slow, almost thinking aloud through song. As Davis progresses, a jam session breaks out and she improvises on keys while bassist Evan Flory-Barnes riffs with abandon and D'Vonne Lewis gets creative on the drums. Unplanned, "Amid the Blackout of the Night" was conjured in a studio, and then produced by Josh Evans.
In a recent interview with SPIN Magazine, Loosegroove Records co-founder Stone Gossard stated of the project (which was largely improvised in three days), "This record is a fully realized, arranged, amazing story that was basically channeled through Brittany..."
Live, Davis often whips songs out of thin air while tinkering with her keyboard, and, incredibly, this instance was recorded.
"Amid the Blackout of the Night" is now available on all major streaming services as of March 26th.
Davis's upcoming album, Black Thunder, is set to release on June 13th, 2025.
Read the review for Brittany Davis's Image Issues.
