"Sounds Like A Party" was co-written by Russell and is from her critically acclaimed self-titled sophomore album. With a sassy vocal and a snappy backbeat, the retro and rockin' track also showcases the "Okie Songbird's" considerable prowess on the electric slide guitar.

Already gaining traction with "early believers" at radio, "Sounds Like A Party" marks a welcome return to the Texas/Red Dirt scene for Russell.  Her previous singles, "Should've Been Born With Wheels" and "Fire In The Desert," were respectively in the Top 30 and Top 40 of the Texas Music and Texas Regional Radio Report charts in 2009.

In addition to the radio release, "Sounds Like A Party" is currently the focus of a dance club promotion and is gaining rave reviews from venues including Billy Bob's Texas in Ft. Worth. The venerable Texas landmark is also featured in the video for the song which can be viewed here. Russell was interviewed recently just before taking the stage there by Golf Channel host, Lauren Thompson, and parts of her performance, including "Sounds Like A Party," were filmed for a future episode of the network's popular travel documentary series, "Golf Now."

"Sounds Like A Party" is receiving strong airplay in other parts of the country as well and is currently at #52 the MusicRow chart. A song that resounds with listeners of all stripes, "Sounds Like A Party" has been a fan favorite since it was first released in Europe last year and rose to #3 on the Hotdisc chart in three weeks. Closer to home, it was recently chosen as the "Official" song of this year's July 4 "Summer Oil Patch Festival" in Drumright, Oklahoma, where Russell was the special guest star and opened for Kix Brooks (formerly of Brooks & Dunn) to an estimated crowd of over 13,000 people on a bill that included Red Dirt favorites Bo Phillips and the Red Dirt Rangers. 

Russell, who resides in Okemah, Oklahoma, has taken a different path than many artists have in her quest to establish herself as a contender in today's crowded music market; She has retained Oklahoma as her home base and partnered with a veteran music business executive and an Oklahoma oil and gas magnate to establish her own record label where she has released two albums, numerous singles and videos. Her music  - which combines elements of Country, Rock, Red Dirt, Folk and Americana  - receives airplay around the world, and all the while she retains control over her image, the marketing of her music, and her sound. And she tours constantly, performing over 100 dates a year with her band traveling in a bus formerly owned by music icon, Willie Nelson.

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About Shawna Russell:

Singer/songwriter and performer, Shawna Russell, hails from Okemah, Oklahoma, the home of Woody Guthrie. And like the legendary figure, Russell has spent a good deal of her life writing songs and travelling the roads of America performing her music. Forging a musical sound that combines Country, Rock, Red Dirt, Folk and Americana, she has built a reputation as a powerhouse singer who also knows how to play a mean slide guitar. Russell, 33, has been performing since she was a child - but she first came to prominence on the national and international music scene with the release of her debut album, GODDESS, in 2008 and followed that with her self-titled sophomore album in 2011. Both albums were released on Way Out West Records, an independent label which she co-owns.

Russell's music has received critical acclaim from COUNTRY WEEKLY, BILLBOARD.COM, CMA CLOSE UP, MAVERICK (UK), MUSICROW, ROUGHSTOCK, DREAMWEST (France), THE OKLAHOMAN, TODAY'S COUNTRY MAGAZINE, the OKLAHOMA GAZETTE and others. Her songs have charted in the U.S. on the Texas Music, Texas Regional Radio Report, Billboard "New and Active" and MusicRow charts, and internationally on the Hotdisc and New Christian Music charts. And her videos have been featured on The Country Network, Yallwire, CMT.com and GACTV.com.