As Shiv releases ‘Maintain Me’, the second single from her upcoming debut EP, at this time, she takes us by a surprising visible diary of her time recording in Southern Africa along with her household.
A putting, breezy, and heat R&B minimize, ‘Maintain Me’ shows Shiv’s intricate and intimate songwriting prowess. The observe flows with mellifluous class as Shiv weaves voice clips from her dad and mom along with celestial instrumentals, suave, resplendent saxophone melodies, and her personal emotive, soulful vocals. As she sings of longing to hug her dad and mom, Shiv affords a welcoming sonic embrace with ‘Maintain Me’, and the observe exudes a chic, sentimental serenity.
“Generally you simply want a hug out of your dad and mom. My dad and mom each dwell in Malawi in Southern Africa, so getting hugs on demand isn’t an possibility for me, and typically it’s all you want,” Shiv states. “Their assist on this profession alternative has been infallible, and sometimes once I think about the danger I’m taking and the onerous work that’s important to this profession path, that infinite assist is at all times such a consolation.”
‘Maintain Me’ follows on from earlier single ‘You & I’, each taken from Shiv’s debut EP Me 2 Me out later this 12 months.
Delve into Shiv’s In Images beneath.
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My photograph collection will discover a pivotal and enriching time in my life, the time I spent in Southern Africa with my dad and mom writing, producing and recording my first releases, and my upcoming launch, Maintain Me.
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I spent six weeks in Mozambique, the place my dad and mom lived for a while, writing, recording and studying about manufacturing. This was my makeshift studio.. After I had set myself up, my dad added his personal contact – “Welcome to Shivi’s Studio Extraordinaire!” 
The sweetest and most encouraging muses – my upcoming single is about my dad and mom. They’ve infinite quantities of assist and encouragement for me in virtually the whole lot I do. Spending high quality time with them I really feel was a part of the explanation I felt so creatively free.
Tea and chats with my Papa <3
Mid-writing (that includes some tan strains 🙂 ) I wrote my first singles Golden, Over and Right here on this interval too, together with some others that I had needed to incorporate on the primary model of my EP. Maintain Me was a tune I had fallen out of affection with till not too long ago, however I’m actually excited for it to be out on this planet…
After I had completed writing and recording my tracks, my dad and mom and I acquired the chance to journey to Cape City to spend a while with my household. That allowed for lots of time to mirror.. And loads of stunning walks.
In the direction of the top of my journey, I had realised what an enriching expertise my time had been. I had managed to study sufficient manufacturing to assist my songwriting, written and recorded six songs, and spent a whooooole lotta time with my dad and mom. Generally it’s troublesome being so distant from them, as a result of there are occasions while you simply want your dad and mom to let the whole lot will probably be okay, however it makes the time I do handle to spend with all of them the extra valuable. My subsequent single, Maintain Me, explores this theme.
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Picture credit score: Joshua Mulholland
