Rising singer-songwriter Simona Shao embodies that poignancy in her honest, heartfelt new EP, Waves. Clocking in at just over eight minutes across three achingly beautiful tracks, the project unfolds like a romance novel in three emotionally charged parts. This heart-on-the-sleeve reckoning updates cinematic soundscapes for the modern era.
Opening the EP is the title track, “Waves,” a breezy yet pensive anthem that reflects both the ebb and flow of falling in love. The release comes with Simona’s first-ever official music video, a dazzling visual feast directed by Hanmi. Shot on the sun-drenched beaches, among the colourful fields, and across the wide-open landscapes of her L.A. hometown, the video is the perfect visual accompaniment to the track’s moments of emotional release. Continued Simona’s fluid choreography and full-bodied symbolism suggest the ebb and flow of romance, leaving Waves as much of a feeling as a song and a story.
Jane Tyrrell is another exceptional solo artist, with the tender and powerful ballad “A Love Song,” which showcases Simona’s vocal warmth and lyrical depth. Its sentiment remains, stunningly, long after the last note has faded, and that on every level is the perfect foil to the sunshine-soaked rush of the title track.
Featuring only three songs, Waves is just a small sampling of Simona’s talent for telling stories we can all relate to about love, vulnerability, and connection in a compact yet impactful collection. And every song rolls fluidly into the next, carrying us along on a journey both intimate and universal.
Clocking in at just 8 minutes and 9 seconds, Waves is evidence that Simona Shao doesn’t need an extensive tracklist to make an impact. But the E.P. is a testament to love as something like the ocean: beautiful and unpredictable simultaneously, and it’s a message that reaches across every lyric and melody.
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