Track by Track is our recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through each song on a release. Today, rising R&B artist Skylar Simone reveals the inspirations behind each song on her new EP, Shiver.
Skylar Simone has a voice that stops people in their tracks. From her layered lower register to her stratospheric falsetto, the rising R&B artist has a range comparable with Tori Kelly or Ariana Grande, which she employs expertly throughout her new five-track EP, Shiver.
Simone teased the project by releasing the title track and a song called “Shut Up” ahead of time; the latter in particular captures the warmth of the summer season. The EP is slightly moodier than songs like “Only Want You” and “Blame,” both of which propelled her to the top of the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart back in 2017 — but Simone has never sounded more at home with her own voice.
After working as a singer since her teen years, this EP kicks off Simone’s next chapter with a renewed sense of confidence. Listen to Shiver below, and read on for her Track by Track breakdown of the project.