me 2 me (2020 EP)

shiv writes about emotion, with emotion and with purpose and poeticism. Having written this EP in its entirety and produced the majority of it solo, this is the most raw introduction shiv could give as an artist, sharing an intimate and honest insight in to who she is and what makes her feel.

“I spent the majority of this year living in my own self imposed purgatory.. desperately wanting to create but being so afraid of what that meant. Afraid of what people would think of what was inside of me, afraid of being open enough to bear my thoughts and feelings to be judged, afraid of not being proud of what I created.. All of this fear crippled my abilities to express myself and I found myself trapped in a loop of anxiety that I didn’t understand. 

Paired alongside all of the other, mundane “life” things that were happening and the worries they brought, all of this confused emotion ended with me being focused on the external causes of anxiety - relationships, work, where I’m at in my life, rather than the internal feelings of inadequacy and insecurity that tainted every thought I owned. 

This six track EP is an exploration of my inner world. It was only when I listened to these songs in a particular order that I felt I was truly immersed in the story I had been trying so hard to tell, and some of the songs took on a different meaning. Listened to in isolation, some tracks sound like love songs, and in a sense they are, as this EP is essentially a look into my relationship with myself and my creative process.”

Listen to the EP below and on all streaming platforms.