Singer-songwriter and producer Shye has released a new single “without you”, a bittersweet coming-of-age song about the realisation that letting go, though difficult, is often the right choice.
Shye shares, “The song was inspired by a question I had never been asked before by someone completely unexpected – ‘Why didn’t it work? Would you go back and give it another try?’ It was the first time in long time that I was put in a position to rethink a past experience. My answer was no, because I felt that everything that happened, happened for a reason and I’m still happy with the decision I made.”
“The song, though centered on leaving someone, is meant to still uplift and have a sense of excitement towards the future without them. Sometimes being able to continue to love something even though there were past negative associations to it, is a way to heal from the hurt as well. It’s not easy but I think it’s a healthy way to allow yourself to fully heal, taking back the power is the highest form of self love. I hope my listeners can relate to the lyrics and maybe find the strength to move on from whatever they are going through and look forward to better times.”
Shye is an independent singer-songwriter and music producer from Singapore. A DIY artist who oversees the whole process of writing, recording and production from home, Shye is also the mixing and mastering engineer responsible for all her music. Her music is inspired by a mixture of dreamy and electronic pop, 2000s pop-punk, as well as 80s British rock bands.
A self-taught artist, Shye began her music journey at the age of 16 when she entered a music competition for fun and emerged unexpectedly as the winner, with music from her debut EP ‘Augus7ine’ in 2018. Shye followed up with her 14-track debut album ‘days to morning glory’ in 2020. In the following year, Shye released her second EP ‘hello TRINITY’ followed by ‘idk it’s complicated’ in 2022. Her next body of work, ‘9LIVES’ followed suit in October of 2023.
Shye has supported international acts such as Daniel Caesar, Clairo, Superorganism, Sales, Men I Trust, and The Chairs during their tours in Singapore. She has also performed at music festivals such as Tiger Den SXSW in Austin Texas (2023), Asia Rolling Music Festival in Taiwan (2022), Urbanscapes in Malaysia, (2019), Baybeats in Singapore (2023, 2019), and virtually for Music Lane Okinawa (2021) and Bangkok Music City (2020). She most recently performed at the swearing-in ceremony of Singapore’s new Prime Minister in May 2024.
Shye was named ‘Best New Act from Asia’ at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards and received the 2022 KKBOX ‘Rising Star Award’. In 2023, Shye was added to the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 list. She also took part in the China music reality show《青年派计划》broadcasted on Mango TV where she emerged a finalist, and participated in the idol survival show Chuang Asia Thailand. This year, Shye was added to Tatler Asia’s Gen. T Leaders of Tomorrow 2024 and is the cover star for FEMALE Magazine’s June 2024 issue.
Shye will be heading to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September to perform at the inaugural TONGTONG Fest alongside international acts like Machinedrum and Squid, and regional artists including Lunadira, Grrrl Gang, and many more.
