Amanda Shea Releases EP “God, again”: a Story of Trauma and Redemption

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Written By Sonny Oram

My latest crush and spiritual muse has just released her epic new EP, “God, Again”. The 9-track albums blends poetry with hip-hop, rap, rock, opera, jazz, and R&B, and contemporary sounds with artists Zakiyyah, Jelani "Axestrumentals" Haynes, and Yac Marvelous.

Amanda is the voice of a generation saddled by trauma, but not broken. Her voice speaks for all of us in some way.

Exploring themes of suffering and redemption, Amanda’s EP takes the listener on a journey through addiction, sexual assault, loss, generational trauma and into joy as she reclaims her personhood and liberates herself through the gift of gab.

“My journey, no matter how ugly, light shines through,” she asserts. 

Amanda’s pen heals not just herself but her community. Much of Amanda’s career involves giving back. As a frequent open mic host, she creats safe spaces for people like myself to tell our stories and find community. 

Sonny Oram and Amanda Shea

Squee!

“Welcome to my congregation. Where my pen draws out all my traumas. No need to pull me into the pulpit. I pen my own liberation to help my brothers and sisters heal.”

The alum is dedicated to her husband, father of her youngest child, and life love Tim.

Amanda and her crew are performing the EP on November 2nd at Rockwood Music Hall in Boston. Get your tickets here and get the EP on Bandcamp here.

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Sonny Oram

Boston-based multidisciplinary artist Sonny Oram is the founder of Qwear, a leading voice in the queer fashion movement for more than 15 years, and the author of the foreword to Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). His work has been featured in HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Design*Sponge, and QTYPE Magazine and he's spoken on panels at MIT, South by Southwest, and Simmons Nursing School.

His earliest published work was created at age ten: a series of collages made from cut-up magazines, accompanied by original text exploring themes of gender, cultural conditioning, predatory advertising, and media objectification. In 2025, images of these collages were published in Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution (Bloomsbury Press) and the Fashion, Style & Popular Culture journal.

Through Qwear, Sonny has launched influential campaigns, including the award-winning #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike with Yasmin Benoit, and continues to create spaces for underrepresented communities across internet and print media. He has also used search engine optimization (SEO) to increase the visibility and diversity of queer representation in online search results, helping terms such as “androgynous style,” “bisexual style,” and “asexual” reflect a broader range of identities and experiences.

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