I associate Shelley Segal with quirky, upbeat folky ditties. But she’s showcasing a much darker, more layered sound on her latest single “Somebody Like You.” It’s a real departure for this Melbourne songstress, but I like it!
“Somebody Like You” charts Shelley’s struggles as an 18-year-old forming a relationship with a man outside her Jewish faith. Shelley fought for the relationship and ultimately moved out of home after the tension with her family got so great. While she’s not religious now, she says “I know that many people still experience this tension between their families, traditions and the person they love for various reasons, religion, race, gender, orientation. The truth is, you cannot help or control who you love.”
Shelley is currently based in Los Angeles, but she’ll be back on home soil to play some single launch shows in her home state over the summer.
29 December 2017 – Yard Bird, Bendigo (FREE)
4 January 2018 – Cally Hotel, Warrnambool (FREE)
12 January 2018 – Paynesville Wine Bar, Paynesville
Image used with permission from On the Map PR