Mandy Shadow delivers an ode in "Round the Corner"

With her brand new single "Round the Corner," British-Spanish songstress Mandy Shadow pens a musical love letter to friendships gone by and life's unavoidable transformations and it cuts close to the bone. The song is a gentle storm of emotion inspired by Shadow's own experience of leaving her village, not just a place but a piece of her soul, behind.

"Round the Corner" captures a universal moment of the hushed heartbreak of outgrowing each other. Written on the piano, the track considers the friendship of two musicians who start to go their separate ways, both physically and emotionally. Shadow doesn't romanticize the splitting. Instead, she embraces the sadness, allowing the burden of unsaid goodbyes to just do the talking.

Based on the scenic island of Lanzarote, Shadow's voice sounds like home, familiar and warm and full of rheumy memory. With production by Uri Avi and final touches by Ediproductions, the track is a glossy gem that remains raw at the core. Every part of this recording, made at Calufa Records with Miguel Sampol, feels intentional, like the echoing piano, restrained yet rich arrangement, and Shadow's aching vocal delivery.

This is not just another breakup ballad. It's a grown-up, emotionally intelligent track that speaks to the complex beauty of transitions. Once again, Mandy Shadow confirms that she is perhaps the most important name of a sound that is meekly whispered beyond Spain's Geopolitical frontiers, following in the footsteps of previous hits "Butterflies" and "Manu's Song." With "Round the Corner," Shadow, never one to mince words, wants us to remember that closure is a good tune that gets you. And that might be enough.

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