“Pamela McNeill stole my ear every time she sang. Very Hot.” - Michael Johnson (“Bluer Than Blue”, “Almost Like Being In Love”, “ This Night Won't Last Forever”, “Give Me Wings”, “The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder”, etc.)

“Pamela McNeill writes the kinds of songs the Dixie Chicks recorded before they got angry.” - Minneapolis Star and Tribune

Pamela McNeill's new self-written album, Neon Lightning, captures the carefree, idealistic 1980s from a personal perspective of courageous self-reflection, sage insights, and love, love lost, and love found. Neon Lightning features sweeping string-lavished, piano-driven power ballads; feels-as-good-as-your-favorite-blue-jeans pop-Americana; and arena-ready piano-rock. Neon Lightningwas composed entirely on Pearl, in a no pressure, no pretense, and no Pro Tools firebolt of inspiration. It was played and recorded live with real instruments, and real musicians creating in real time.

Neon Lightning is hot summer nights with girls in leg warmers, and guys playing softball at the lake. It’s too much hairspray, Bonne Belle strawberry lip smackers, Agree shampoo, and Jean Naté body spray. It’s riding shotgun in a car with the windows down and your hair blowing around your face as you crank up that Def Leppard cassette on the car stereo. It’s the promise of the future, and the hope for finding your true love. It’s those last moments before you start your “real life.”

Pamela is known for her powerhouse pipes, her storyteller lyrics, her warmly engaging onstage demeanor, and her love of sparkles. To date, she has had a charmed career as a songwriter, a vocalist, a solo artist, and an international performer. She’s released all her solo albums independently, except for Neon Lightning which will be on Gin Blossoms’drummer John Richardson’s Farm to Label Records. She has co-written songs with iconic new age artist Yanni, and Grammy-winning songwriters Pam Tillis (Barbara Fairchild, Juice Newton, and Highway 101) and Bobby E. Boyd (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Rascal Flatts). Onstage career highlights including performances in various contexts at iconic venues that include London’s Royal Albert Hall, Tokyo’s 55,000-capacity Dome, and Nashville’s Bluebird Café, among other places. Before the pandemic, Pamela averaged 150 shows a year.

Neon Lightning is an ornate and emotive eight-song album born from insight and deep introspection. “This album is a reflection and acceptance of the hard things that made you who you are, and realizing you are a survivor,” Pamela says!