Tag: Illusions

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Meet Shanae, Australia’s Newest Soul Superstar

The artist formerly known as MADAM3EMPRESS is back with a brand new moniker and single. Now known as Shanae, this Eora/Sydney-born artist has just dropped the sultry new tune “Illusions.” This track sizzles, with Shanae showing that you don’t need big notes to be a true soul diva.

Shanae said “Illusions” is “super personal to me, and one of the most vulnerable songs I’ve ever written. I wrote the song with my producer Rory Noble quite some time ago, and it’s about questioning ‘how do you know if you’re in love?’, which is something I was experiencing at the time.”

Fresh from performances at BigSound and supporting PJ Morton, we can expect big things from this exciting talent. MADAM3EMPRESS might be a distant memory, but the future looks bright for Shanae.

Image used with permission from Warner Music Australia; credit: Jade D’Amico

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Asha Impresses With “Drowning”

You know those voices that you just stop you in your tracks because they are so beautiful? You’re about to hear one.

This is Asha, a Central Coast songbird with skills beyond her 18 years. She’s been playing shows in Newcastle and Sydney and even scored supporting gigs with Alex Lloyd and Diesel. Now with the release of her debut single “Drowning,” she sure to step out of the shadows.

Her voice is divine, but she backs it up with some fierce songwriting skills. Asha wrote “Drowning” about a toxic relationship and then worked with producer Rod McCormack to create a sound which fused Asha’s love of acoustic music with modern electronica.

“This is the music that I want to keep creating. I’d love to keep evolving within this genre. But at the same time I’m not going to limit myself to anything,” Asha states. “Drowning was a song that I wrote and then forgot about. It wasn’t even going to make the EP. One day I was reminded of the song, and we ended up recording it and it even superseded the title track of the EP Illusions, as we chose it to be my debut single.”

You can hear more from Asha when Illusions drops on February 3.