Save it for the show

Speaking of inspirational, her inspirations are listed such as Lady, Maxi Musik, Liam Havanas and Alice Key. In fact, the latter, having seen Shan sing her “Brake” track, raved, “This is beautiful!! And that voice!!!”

Real name Emily Bloom, she already has an album, Rocks (2015), and an EP, She Loves Me (2016), under her belt. Both projects consisted of completely original material, and her latest EP Prisoner Of Hope, was released on Friday, September 9.

The dramatically titled “Save it for the show” opens the EP with bleak, jazzy arpeggio guitar and soulful vocals. Strings add an extra graveness to proceedings. It then builds up, almost with rocking power. Said strings dip in and out to accentuate the beautiful vocal and guitar work. The dynamics, going from calm to ballsy all out, are exemplary.