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

Editorial
By Sonny Oram

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

Editorial
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

Sonny Oram is the founder of Qwear and a leading voice in the queer fashion movement. For over a decade, he has been documenting, writing about, and experimenting with queer fashion, amplifying the voices and stories of LGBTQIA+ individuals. His expertise has been featured in major media outlets like HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Design*Sponge, and QTYPE Magazine, and he spoke at South by Southwest for the first official queer fashion panel in 2016.

Through Qwear, Sonny has launched powerful campaigns, including the award-winning #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike with Yasmin Benoit, and continues to create spaces for underrepresented communities to be seen. He also utilizes search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to bring more diversity to online search results, ensuring that terms like “androgynous style,” “bisexual style,” and “asexual” reflect a broader range of experiences.

Sonny is also the author of the foreword for “Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025).

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