- 2024-05-09
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Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔ Sheppard Releases New Song “Running Straight To You”
Last month, Australian pop band Sheppard, consisting of George Sheppard (vocals/guitar), Amy Sheppard (vocals/keyboards) and Emma Sheppard (bass), announced that their fourth studio album “Zora” will be released on June 21, 2024.
It is their first album in three years since the 2021 album “Kaleidoscope Eyes”.
The album's title is reference to their grandmother, Zora.
The album comprises a 16-track, featuring a guest appearance from Zora Pugl, and was written in Brisbane, Los Angeles and Stockholm.
From the album, the band released the fifth single called “Running Straight To You” on May 8, 2024.
The track was written by Amy Sheppard, Forest Blakk, George Sheppard, and Whakaio Taahi. Produced by Whakaio Taahi and Jay Bovino.- George Sheppard said of the album, “The album revolves around the rejuvenating nature of light and that no matter how dark life at times can feel, a new sunrise is just around the corner. Throughout any family ordeal or crisis (which no doubt every family goes through), we constantly look up to our Croatian Baba (grandma), whose name is Zora.”
He continued, “Life has thrown her some monumental curveballs, but the way she's always kept a smile on her face, shown nothing but love, positivity, and hope for the future in the face of tragedy is something we've always admired about her.”
He added, “This led to us consciously focus on gratitude and finding the positive in our own moments of crisis or loss. Instead of writing sad songs of self-pity and despair, we decided to set out to craft an album that was authentic to our emotion and real-life experiences, but could still be fun, uplifting, anthemic, and most importantly - hopeful.” -
Amy Sheppard said, “In a way of honouring our Baba and paying some homage to our Croatian heritage, we decided to look up what "Dawn" was in Croatian. Incredibly, the word for "Dawn" in Croatian is "Zora"; our grandma's name. It was a moment of serendipity that couldn't be ignored. The album name had found us.”
She continued, “Our hope is that Baba's legacy of gratitude and love in defiance of anguish will live on in our music. That Zora will stand as a beacon of light for anybody who might feel like all is lost. A timely reminder that darkness is only temporary, and soon a new sunrise will arrive to paint the sky with colour once again.” - source : Apple Music
