Album Review: Shura – Forevher

Break-up albums are a dime a dozen and Shura, who first caught our attention with her debut, Nothing's Real, laid down some seriously melancholy electro-pop heartbreak on that album. Leaving the panic attacks behind, Shura moved to America where she has managed to shake off the past and record an album about falling in love. 

Bursting with luscious synth sounds, Forevher eases along with relaxed summery disco vibes. Strangely Shura comes on sounding like a cross between Robyn and Kylie Minogue – her arrangements revise '80s electro-pop on her own terms. Interestingly though Shura is no diva. She seems too absorbed in lyrical self-examination and honing her craft. Shura’s albums are about her personal growth as much as they are about her increasingly confident musicianship. Forevher was reportedly recorded in Minneapolis, Shura influenced by Prince to throw some funky purple glitter into the mix. The influence is perhaps best reflected in the sultry jam Religion (U Can Lay Your Hands On Me). Moving beyond physical attraction, Shura gets to the point of joyously falling in love on Forever and the epic slow jam Skyline, Be Mine.