Howl & Echoes – Shameem’s new single, album and tour!

Awesome review of the album by Howl & Echoes; another blog piece citing “Under One Sun” in relation to the Sydney siege.

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Native Perth songstress Shameem has released her debut album, alongside a string of dates around the country to showcase her new stuff. She likewise dropped her second single Under One Sun, which although unintentional, is a comfort after the events of the Sydney siege.

Although I admit, on my first listen I wasn’t completely convinced by Under The Sun, it is a wonderfully light track that follows her acclaimed debut single Beautiful Soul. Although sounding faintly like a Christmas carol (or perhaps all songs are moulding into Christmas carols after working in a shopping centre all holidays), its message is both lovely and fitting. Considering the recent circumstances surrounding the tragic and shocking events of the Lindt Shop siege, its message that ‘we come from one ancestor, just one forefather… we are but one’ can’t help but reflect the recent events. It gives perspective behind such a brilliant social media campaigns as #illridewithyou which has blown up in recent days.

This is probably not what Shameem intended when she wrote her upbeat, carefree track, but nonetheless it speaks volumes about the maturity of the artist in her selfless messages. While I understand why so many musicians choose to write incessantly about themselves and their love lives, it’s refreshing to hear someone so young write with such powerful social conscious. No matter what the context in broader society, it’s always welcome. Co-written by the Grammy award winning UK-based producer James Bryan who has worked with Nelly Furtado and James Morrison in the past, it is a meaty, soul driven pop song. These themes are embedded through her entre new album The Second City.

Shameem will be headed around Australia with her goodwill in tow this February.

By Cameron Nicholls