Upcoming artist Shebear is the sultry, surfy, alter-ego of Claudia Tomczyk storytelling songs of pining for love and pitfalls along the way. SHEBEAR explores a softer side, with a flourish of fuzz guitar and melodic vocal hooks. Transformative and hypnotic, The origins of Shebear stretch back to 2017 when she initially wrote a few songs as catharsis during a particularly tumultuous time, which would later form her first EP. With groove-laced rhythms and interwoven harmonies, Shebear’s unique approach to familiar Canadiana motifs embraced with indie-rock feels seeks a higher power. With the release of her newest single “Sub Rosa”, she projects a dreamy sound that will definitely intrigue your ears. Beginning with soothing instrumentation leading onto her sweet and luscious vocals she captures the song entirely. Explaining the track a bit further it’s about forbidden love and secrets. The song is an exploration of the themes of desire and a love that can not withstand the light of day and the pain, anguish, and longing that accompanies these sorts of clandestine dalliances. As with these sorts of covert love affairs, there is at once a sense of surrender to the inevitability of passion while a dark and foreboding prediction of inevitable calamity looms in the distance. Lyrics like “I know how this starts and I know how it ends” paints a picture of the precariousness of being perched atop a cliff of happiness and simultaneously knowing that it can all crumble away at any moment, or as she describes it, “a castle made of glass”. Staunchly determined not to lose her power, we see a glimmer of resolute self-preservation in lines like “Nobody can take my heart away from me, I’ll spontaneously combust to be free”. To the vocals and production, this single will surely have you vibing and even possibly singing along to the lyrics. Being just great for a late-night drive or a walk down the beach after dawn. Go stream “Sub Rosa” and check out her discography which is filled with astounding tracks.
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