Marking Carly Shea’s return to the global pop scene after a year of artistic and personal growth, ‘Take It Personal’ instantly reminds us why we were so impressed by the project in the past. Writing about ‘Feel Like This’ in 2024, we boldly celebrated it as “wrapping the listeners into a passionate, luscious and cathartic sonic journey”, a statement that rings true even today. You see, ‘Take It Personal’ shares all the traits of a banger, with its dreamy, R&B-flavoured livery that feels nocturne, intense, and partly sultry.
That’s Shea in a nutshell: embodying hypnotic artistry and a glamorous, hazy artistic figure, the New York City-based creative writes music that feels introspective and intimate, yet groovy and electrifying. A dualism that appears to be a constant in Carly’s extensive catalogue. Active since 2020, the gifted songstress has surpassed one million streams on Spotify alone, a sign that her audience is indeed connecting to the project.
As are we: taken aback by Carly Shea’s elegance and uncontested charm, we can only bow our heads to what can be described as another nugget of lush aural goodness, a magnetic, evocative piece that continues Shea’s glorious musical saga. What’s more, ‘Take It Personal’ also features a stunning video shot by Matthew Canals in Queens, New York.
‘Take It Personal’ is also on the Grammy ballot for Best R&B Song. Congrats, Carly!
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