Album Review: Shura’s Forevher Is One of The Best Albums of 2019
I absolutely adore Shura’s Forevher. It is happily romantic, while, simultaneously, disillusioned with love. Relationships can be as hard to maintain as they are to gain. This is, in part, because you have to grow and love yourself before being there for another to do so. There is nothing like love to make you either a better person or the worst. Shura’s Forevher is the most FEEL GOOD record of 2019 for embracing this truth.
I can describe how I felt listening to this record in one gif:
I completely loved the record: not one bad song. It is meticulously dreamy; as if Shura decided where every synth-cloud would float, what rhythmic blues would paint the sky, what sunny melody would shine over her lover’s hair, and how her vocals would fall upon it like a rain of dandelions. Shura’s voice is sweetly smoky. She sings to herself like a woman pressing play on her headphones and quietly reminiscing on poetic memories. Her ability to feel insular heightens how vulnerable she appears in contrast to beats that could soundtrack a Pose episode. As a listener, you are overjoyed because, for once, having your heart handed back to you has bred music relevance. At least, your pain has become a really good song.
Shura – religion (u can lay your hands on me)
The wonders of tracks like my favorite, “the stage,” “forever,” and BKLYNLDN,” and “control” is that Shura is deliciously melodramatic, which, in a way, so are relationships. From “flyin” to “princess leia,” her songs play like stories, of which her beats and verses capture her love-life like sent post-cards. In the back, she writes to listeners the hope, happiness, and heartache of really wanting “someone.” I truly believe that 99% of this world wants a partner. Even people crime want a partner. The idea of sharing ourselves with someone is enamoring, and Forevher is the music share so far. For More Information on Shura’s Forevher, to be released August 16, Click Here.
Shura – the stage (Official Audio)
After having loved her first record and BKLYNLDN, I was super excited for this record. While I think ‘Nothing’s Real’ reached some higher highs, she manages to gel over this record with such a smooth sound palette. I’d agree that romantic is a good way to describe it! There’s a glimmer of optimism in this record that didn’t exist before — perhaps spurred by love and intimacy — and I think there’s as much to be said about her personal maturity as her musical development.
So eloquently put, Nick! I love when people speak to love with maturity. I think Shura’s album shows that the more you grow in love so does your music.