First issue âNothingâs Realâ filled with soulful synth-pop
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"Shura sings for that soul-searing moment when hearts are not breaking, but broken."Â - PITCHFORK
âSoft, vaguely 70s/80s pop filtered through 90s R&B... Shura is the real deal.â â THE FADER
Aleksandra Lilah Yakunina-Denton, but just call her Shura, deals in dreamy soulful synth-pop and caused quite a stir in the digital YouTube pond with first single âTouchâ in 2014 (thereâs quite a bit of kissing in the clip!). After that there was a spot on the longlist of BBCâs Sound Of 2015, a much enjoyed appearance at Jools Hollandâs, and a successful collaboration with Mura Masa on hit single âLove For Thatâ.
Her debut âNothingâs Realâ is ready and waiting at Polydor (James Blake, Years & Years, Ellie Goulding), new single âWhatâs It Gonna Beâ is too, and the calendar for the summer is looking pretty well-filled⊠with shows in Londonâs Koko and at Primavera in Barcelona to kick it all off.
So this is a big fat hat-trick for the former Manchester City Girls player!