Shelita has plenty of accolades under her belt thanks to a litany of special tracks over the years, but her latest EP teaser, Into the Depths, may be the best work of her career and an awesome entry point to someone who has never heard her before.
If you’ve never heard her before, Shelita simply has a way of bending and playing with the ends of words that will hypnotize your ears. She has a way of holding notes a few seconds longer than someone else. There’s a strength to her breath before a verse as well. She’s got that something “special” behind every single track. Apparently drawing inspiration from a nearly fatal accident in Africa and the unexpected healing that followed, this collection of tracks is a discovery of a sound she always knew she had, but is now being shared with the world. Although consisting of just three tracks- this EP Teaser shows a versatility that makes her instantly different from everyone in the crowded female pop scene.
“You Will Want My Love” is the most radio-friendly track on this teaser and is brimming with charisma. It’s fun and sexy and a great entry point to what Shelita brings to the table- excellent lyrics and a powerful message.
“Fade” has a different vibe, but is equally as enchanting. Her voice is far more playful here, but the message is the same. Life is short. Make the most of it. With the powerful synth backing her up, she crushes the lyrics here and delivers an anthem that is sure to get plenty of airplay when the album is officially released next year.
“Bloom” is a pleasant surprise on this EP. A Ska track with a Blondie and Sublime feel to it, she takes you on an oceanic journey here that is wonderful for a car ride with friends or a walk by the beach. It’s wild how different her voice sounds here in comparison to the other tracks on this EP. At the same time, she delivers a signature sound that you expect.
Through these three distinctively different tracks, Shelita proves she’s a vocal force to be reckoned with, an artist with no safe place- someone who is willing to go into any genre in pop and make it her own.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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