Internationally celebrated artist Shelita is back with a greater aura in her new single "Bloom," the third track from her forthcoming album "Into The Depths." Sparkling with reggae-pop grooves and world-music textures, "Bloom" isn't so much a song as an embrace that extends outward and inward simultaneously.
With the first throbbing beat, "Bloom" identifies itself as an anthem, calling straight to the heart. It's not simply a love song, it's been possible to hear it as a meditation on connection, intimacy, and the universal language of joy. The world's crossover with lyrics like there is a universe of love inside of you and the universe is me and you interwoven between the themes of endless love and oneness within existence. Shelita, without mincing words, says, By writing a love song to the universe, the powers that be brought the love of my life.
The song buoys on its infectious rhythms, buoyant reggae-pop beats that transcend you and keep the spirit aloft while maintaining intimacy. The instrumentation exudes a stimulating warmth, an invitation to dance, or reflect, or breathe with the music. What sets "Bloom" apart is its easy balance of buoyant soundscapes and emotional weight. It's a track that makes you want to dance, sure, but also to turn inward, a reminder to all of us that love in every one of its forms is infinite.
"Bloom" also embodies the spirit of Shelita's broader artistic vision, which is of music as the bridge between personal truth and collective truth. No wonder her work is already drawing interest from NPR, Billboard, and Forbes. Each new release, she establishes herself more as a fearless, genre-transcending force in pop music.
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