Western Australian soul-pop and Americana singer-songwriter Shannon Smith releases his new single “I Do” on February 6, just ahead of Valentine’s Day. The song was written the night before his wedding and performed for the first time at the reception. At its heart, “I Do” captures that quiet pause before everything changes, the feeling of standing on the edge of a new life and thinking about gratitude and disbelief. Rather than leaning into ceremony or cliché, the song speaks from a deeply personal place about choosing one person fully, knowingly and with joy.
“I didn’t set out to write a ‘wedding song’,” Smith says. “It was just me trying to put into words how surreal and lucky it felt. Loving someone, and being loved back, that’s the whole thing.” Musically, “I Do” blends folk and country sensibilities with a warm, enveloping arrangement of acoustic guitar, drums, double bass, pedal steel, subtle electric guitar and lush strings. The production mirrors the emotion of the song: full, open-hearted and sincere, never overworked. Smith wrote the song late on the eve of his wedding, unsure whether it would ever be heard beyond the room, but by the next day it became part of the celebration itself.
Smith’s debut album ‘Out of the Shadows’ charted on the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart and reached #2 on the AIR Independent Chart. The release earned strong national airplay, consistent AMRAP support and multiple WA Country Music Awards, including Emerging Artist of the Year and Video Clip of the Year. His rich vocal tone, dynamic arrangements and emotionally honest lyrics have drawn comparisons to Allen Stone, Leon Bridges, Nathaniel Rateliff and Amos Lee. A compelling live performer, Smith has appeared at major venues and festivals across Western Australia, including the nationally broadcast Telethon WA Music Showcase.