[3] Pieta released her self-titled debut record in 2002, co-produced with Grammy Award-winning producer Bo Ramsey, which NPR Music heralded as "a ghostly collection of largely melancholy songs rooted in the blues.

It was heralded by many as her most critically successful album to date, including praises from NPR's Weekend Edition,[11] Bust Magazine,[12] Folk Alley,[13] and American Songwriter[14] among others.

True to its name, the album explores the role of distance and isolation through collaboration as Brown enlisted special guest artists for each track through the mail.

[18] The unique nature of Postcards won over critics, including Billboard,[16] Chicago Tribune,[19] Guitar World,[20] and American Songwriter who stated, “Brown sounds committed and melancholy throughout, a natural extension of the solitary circumstances that created this moving, emotional music.”[21] Pieta’s latest full-length album Freeway was released on September 20, 2019 through Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records.

Of the experimental process, Pieta said “it allowed them to rely on their gut instincts and to react to the tunes (and each other) in real time.”[23] Freeway was met with widespread critical acclaim from NPR Music,[24] Stereogum,[22] Paste,[25] Billboard,[23] Flood Magazine,[26] and American Songwriter[27] among many others.

The other two tracks on the EP expand on the single’s original theme, featuring contributions from William Brittelle, Holland Andrews, Jenn Wasner, The Metropolis Ensemble, knotahaiku, Limit Infrared, and Grammy-nominated visual artist Eric Timothy Carlson.

[29] Throughout her career to date, Brown has toured and shared stages with Mark Knopfler, John Prine, Brandi Carlile, JJ Cale, Emmylou Harris, Richard Thompson, Ani DiFranco, Calexico, Neko Case, Mason Jennings, Shawn Mullins, Carrie Rodriguez, Howe Gelb and Jim Lauderdale among many others.

[23] This debut led to an invitation to appear in the underground experimental zombie short film The Bride, directed by Vincent Parronaud featuring the music of Thomas De Pourquery and Supersonic.