Time & Perspective Quote by Jackie DeShannon

There is a particular kind of swagger in announcing yourself online after the industry has already filed you away as a “legacy” act. DeShannon’s tone is half amused, half vindicated: she’s describing not just a comeback, but the small rebellion of refusing the tidy narrative that women in pop so often get handed - peak, fade, anthology, nostalgia circuit. The punchline is the audience’s reaction: “falling on the floor,” “couldn’t believe it.” That disbelief is the real subject here. It’s the cultural expectation that time turns artists into museum pieces, especially artists whose most famous work is decades behind them.

The website detail matters because it locates power in self-publication. DeShannon doesn’t talk about label campaigns or gatekeepers; she talks about getting her site “going,” a DIY move that reads like reclaiming the megaphone. The internet becomes a shortcut around the machinery that typically decides what counts as “current.” It’s also a subtle flex: she didn’t need permission to re-enter the conversation.

Then comes the key distinction: not a compilation, new songs. Compilations are how the market politely says, “We love your past.” New songs force listeners to deal with the present-tense artist, not the curated highlight reel. DeShannon is pushing against a fandom trained to consume retro comfort, insisting that creative life isn’t a closed era. The intent isn’t only to promote a record; it’s to reassert authorship over her timeline.