Shura’s back ! Proof that being a hot mess can sound gorgeous
We’ve been hanging in the wings for what feels like forever, but the wait is finally over — Shura is back. After her forevher era lit up every critics’ poll in 2019, our favorite alt-pop priestess returns with her most personal and soul-baring work yet.
Her brand-new album, I Got Too Sad For My Friends, is out via PIAS on May 30th, and if the lead single “Recognise” is anything to go by, we’re in for a proper emotional rollercoaster. Shura’s songwriting here is as candid and unflinching as ever — that voice cracking through lines like, “All this time I’ve been dreaming / Is it selfish? I’m not sure…” hits right in the gut.
Talking about “Recognise,” Shura herself drops a nugget of honesty that resonates deeply:
“Arthur Russell sang ‘being sad is not a crime’ and yet somehow when I went through a period of despair in January I felt that the best course of action was to hide myself away from the world. I think Recognise is a song about coming out the other side of that feeling. Slowly coming to the understanding that everything is ok. And that ok – is good. That I can sit quietly, read a book, sip a coffee and deeply appreciate being here and everything that has happened and has yet to happen…”
Shura’s knack for weaving vulnerability into her sound has always been a strength — but here it feels like she’s levelled up. I Got Too Sad For My Friends promises a journey through the aftermath of darkness, a testament to resilience, and a quiet celebration of the small joys we often take for granted.
Tune in now and prepare for an album that’s set to soundtrack our most reflective moments this year.
“I Got Too Sad For My Friends,” out now on PIAS.
Lyrics_ Recognise
Who said being sad is not a crime?
'Cause I'm bad so I lock myself inside
(With a coffee and a good book)
Ooh, is it selfish? I'm not sure
Good god, I would do it all again
What if I recognise, I'm
Recognise I'm alive
(With a coffee and a good book)
Never mind, never mind, I'll
I'll be here for a while
And all this time I've been dreaming
(Is it selfish? I'm not sure)
What if I recognise I'm
Recognise, recognise
You said that it's okay for me to cry
And I got so mad at you
'Cause I didn't want you to see me cry
Ooh, I've been so hard on myself
But it don't matter
I know I'd do it all again
What if I recognise I'm
Recognise I'm alive
Never mind, never mind, I'll
I'll be here for a while
And all this time I've been dreaming
(Is it selfish? I'm not sure)
What if I recognise I'm
Recognise, recognise
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