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Recent post-Voice releases include an EP from Amanda Brown and singles from Brother Bird and Chance Pena.

Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the music on Apple Music.

Amanda Brown from The Voice Season 3

Amanda Brown, a standout from Season 3, released a six-song EP called “From Here” on Thursday. Two tracks — “Dirty Liar” and “Amazing” had already been released. The rest are new, including the impressive title track and the haunting “Nervous.” Says Amanda: “I wrote these songs around the time I left NYC for LA. I felt unsure of so many things during that period, but I knew I was heading in the right direction. These songs (and my loved ones) carried me through.” Since The Voice, Amanda also released an excellent debut album, 2018’s “Dirty Water.”

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Brother Bird, aka Caroline Glaser, from The Voice Season 3

Brother Bird, aka Caroline Glazer from Season 4, has released “Oktaha Road,” a song she calls “insanely special” to her. Carolina is married to Colton Swon, one half of The Swon Brothers. “We got really close to losing my father-in-law last year over the holidays. It was sudden and scary and a complete nightmare.” She wrote the song while staying at her in-laws home in Oklahoma. “Releasing this almost an entire year removed and recovered is kind of the ultimate silver lining. A forever reminder of how fragile and precious life can be.”

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Chance Pena from The Voice Season 9

Chance Pena from Season 9 has a new song out called “Whiskey and Cigarettes.” Explains Chance: “A year and a half ago I wrote this on a balcony overlooking the beach as a storm rolled in. Had a glass of whiskey next to me and this song is what came out. When you’re needing a piece of home when you’re far from it, this song’s for you.” Chance has quietly become a post-show success. He has eight singles with more than 1 million streams on Spotify. “In My Room,” released earlier this year, has more than 38 million.