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      Shivani Day "Blue Car"

      Shivani Day is the Leicester-born, London-based R&B artist refreshing the genre’s dark side, with her own unique spin. Back in and around 2016,  the dark R&B sound was being mapped out by the likes of FKA twigs, Tirzah and the emotional vulgarity of BANKS and beyond.

      23.05.24

      Words by Amalia Castle

      While these artists lean more into the left-field, Shivani Day creates a familiar soundscape for alt-rnb fans, while peppering her release with her dark-yet-ethereal essence and South Asian heritage.

      Following her debut single ‘Rhetoric’ a bold, electronica release telling stories of identity, equality and integrity, Shivani follows up this week with her second single ‘Blue Car’. The track produced by Shivani and 23Sunz (BXKS, Joe James ‘Excuse Me’) takes a deeper dive into Shivani’s UK R&B identity, compared to the more playful and theatrical ‘Rhetoric’.

      ‘Blue Car’ is robust with a pulsating bassline and Shivani’s spectral backing vocals, as she channels her thoughts on self-worth and closure. In this release “It was important to let the track breathe and allow the production to have its moment too” she says. This rings true as we see Shivani and 23Sunz showcase the emotional qualities of the track through the grandeur of its production and Shivani’s layered vocals taking on the form of an extra instrument. The release is accompanied by a clean-cut, cinematic music video inspired by the Tron Universe and its pulsating ice-blue palette, that’s referenced in the Jay Green-directed video.

      Shivani Day is showcasing her sound with confidence, and with her journey only just beginning, it seems we’re in the midst of a transformative artist taking a hold of the UK alt-R&B scene as we know it.

       

       

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