A Genre-Spanning Music Project
Black River Revival is a genre-spanning music project created by musician and songwriter Jason Shadowen. Instead of chasing one sound, the project lets every song decide where it wants to go — and that freedom is the whole point.
One record leans modern country. The next turns up the guitars and hits like rock. Another settles into the blues, finds a little soul, or wanders into hip-hop and faith-inspired territory. The styles shift from album to album, but the heart behind the music stays the same.
Jason writes the lyrics — the stories, the hooks, the things worth saying — while AI technology helps bring the production to life. The result is original, honest music built around real life: love, family, faith, loss, second chances, and making the days count while you've got them.
From the country-rock of Live Like I Mean It to the live blues-rock of Ain't Done Yet, every album is its own road — and the next one might go somewhere nobody expects.
Explore the albums below, preview a track, and listen on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, or Amazon Music.
Ain't Done Yet
by Black River Revival
Southern blues rock captured live — Delta roots, Chicago fire, and Southern soul. Ten songs, one room, the band wide open. Black River Revival ain't done yet.
New Single: Our Love's Story
by Black River Revival
Years in the making, Our Love's Story is a heartfelt country-pop duet about the struggles, faith, and grace that come with lasting love. Told through the voices of a husband and wife, it's a reminder that even through life's hardest seasons, love is still worth fighting for.
Recent Releases
Live Like I Mean It
Modern Country / Country Rock
Ain't Done Yet
Southern Blues Rock / Delta Blues
The Space Between the Noise
Electronic Lo-Fi / Alternative Rock
The Other Side
Alternative Rock / Faith
Not Your Typical Sunday School
Southern Rock / Faith
Louder Than the Dark
Melodic Hard Rock / Faith
Raised on Rewind
90s Hip-Hop / Boom-Bap / G-Funk
Beautifully Unpredictable
90s Alternative Rock / Blues Rock / Funk
Love, Lies & Other Good Intentions
Soul / R&B / Blues Rock
Our Love's Story
Country Pop / Contemporary Pop
One Name. A Lot of Sound.
Black River Revival was never meant to fit neatly inside one box. Some songs lean country. Some hit harder. Some carry blues and soul. Some wrestle with faith, life, love, loss, and everything in between.
One album might ride a country groove. The next might lean into rock, drift into lo-fi, or pull from 90s hip-hop. The genre is just the vehicle — the song is always the destination.
The sound changes.
The heart behind it doesn't.
What is Black River Revival?
Created by musician and songwriter Jason Shadowen, Black River Revival is built around one simple idea: let the song decide where it goes.
No rules about genre. No chasing one sound. Just honest music, strong stories, big hooks, and songs made to connect.
It's a project where a country ballad, a hard-rocking anthem, and a slow-burning blues track can all live under the same name — because the thread running through them is the same.
Jason Shadowen
Songwriter · Multi-instrumentalist