UK based R&B artist Shaz has returned with another heartfelt offering, delivering sultry, soulful vocals and laidback beats in her new track ‘Denial’. Featuring London-native rapper kwes e, both artists build a narrative on the end of a relationship, and the thoughts that accompany the realisation that it’s over.
The genre-breaking single’s chopped up, smoky sounds create an effortlessly enticing vibe, as Shaz creates her own neo-noir, melancholic soundscape that keeps you coming back for more. The reflective single is perfectly relatable and honest, as the rising talent delves into her own personal feelings and shares these with her listeners. With support from the likes of BBC Radio 1, KISS FM and Wordplay Magazine, Shaz is taking the industry by storm with her signature style – a sound listeners may not have heard before, but certainly will not forego once they have.
Speaking on the track, Shaz reveals, “This song is about mourning something that ended before you were ready for it to. Like maybe a final conversation you never got to have. Instead of picking up the phone and saying it, I put it in this song. I can only describe the song’s sound as what the colour blue feels like. That’s exactly it.”
She further notes, “I collaborated with the super talented rapper kwes e on this track, who brought his unique flows and perfect chill rap to this tune. The track features a lot of reversed and backwards vocal samples, and tape rewind sound effects, reflecting the feeling of going round in circles perhaps in your head, and even wanting to go backwards.”
Spending her childhood traveling the world whilst she studied piano, guitar, singing and dance, the London-native R&B artist Shaz has grown up in a melting pot of cultures, sounds and art, which no doubt paves its way into her music today. A professional pianist, Shaz’s musical talent for melodies and rhythm is clear in every song she writes. Together with her unmistakably unique voice that sings honest and empathetic lyrics, her smooth soulful sound emerges with a sweet emotion that is unafraid of vulnerability and sure to touch the hearts of many.
‘Denial’ ft. kwes e is available now via all major platforms.
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